Damon family papers, 1805-1916.

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Damon family papers, 1805-1916.

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Collection primarily of papers concerning various members of the David Damon (1787-1843) line of the Damon family of Arlington, Massachusetts. Includes David Damon (1787-1843) papers: autograph manuscript diaries (1805-1838) and sermons; and a few 1809 letters to others. Later materials mostly concern David Damon's son, Samuel Griffin Damon (1821-), Samuel's second wife Ella Gertrude Whitman Damon (b. ca. 1825-), and their children. Samuel Damon materials include: business records and correspondence for his company, Damon, Thomas & Lewis (seller of boots and shoes in Arlington); family correspondence with his wife and children, especially while he was conducting business in Omaha, Nebraska; papers and correspondence concerning the writing of the memoir of his father; and a few autograph manuscript sermons and essays. Ella G. W. Damon's papers include: autograph manuscript diaries (1892-1912), with some including lists of her household expenses; and a postcard collection gathered from all over the world. Also with school copybooks of their children, Helen and Vida. Other papers include: printed pamphlets, leaflets, and ephemera collection by Damon family members; autograph manuscript sermons of Norwood Damon (b 1816-); and an 1861 diary belonging to Benjamin Curtis Lincoln (1840-1865).

7 boxes (3 linear feet)

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Damon, Samuel Griffin, 1821-

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Damon, David, 1787-1843

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David Damon (1788-1843, A.B. 1811) was a Unitarian minister who served various parishes in New England until becoming pastor of the West Cambridge Unitarian Church (now the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington) from 1835-1843. From the description of Diary : manuscript, 1828. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612883108 David Damon (1788-1843) was a Unitarian minister who was pastor of a church in Lunenburg, Massachusetts from 1815-1827, and pastor ...

Damon, Thomas & Lewis (Firm)

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Damon, Ella Gertrude Whitman, b. ca. 1825-

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Damon, Norwood, 1816-

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Damon family.

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Lincoln, Benjamin Curtis, 1840-1865.

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Lincoln, Benjamin C., 1840-1865 Rank : Pvt., Cpl., Capt. (18 July 1863), Maj. (August 1864) Regiment : 39th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. Co. G (1862-1865) 2nd United States Infantry Regiment (Colored). Co. B (1863-1866) Service : 1862 August 7-1863 July 21 1863 July 26-1865 March 9 Brown, Charles H. C., b. ca. 1839 Rank : Pvt., Cpl., 2nd Lt. (15 Oct. 1863); 1st Lt. (21 Oct 64), Bvt. Capt. (15 March 1865) Reg...