Johnson family papers, 1776-1937.

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Johnson family papers, 1776-1937.

Correspondence, wills, diplomas, a field book, an examination, obituaries, marriage certificates, photographs, a book of autographs, pay rolls, land grant certificates, military documents, genealogical notes, family histories and records, books, a music book, a lock of hair of John Adams, and other documents of the Johnson family. Includes letters of daughter-in-law Sarah Adams, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Charles Adams, Susan B. Adams, Charles Thomas Clark, Abigail Louisa Smith Johnson, Belinda Clarkson, Alexander B. Johnson, Arthur B. Johnson, Aaron Burr, John Savage, Daniel B. Tompkins, Martin Van Buren, Edward Savage, Mary Ann Smith, Louisa C. Smith, Eliza Thompson, Samuel Nelson, Eliza A. Hunt, Mary Ann Savage Hunt, Ward Hunt, and other members of the Johnson, Adams, and Savage families. Documents are signed by George Washington and James Monroe; genealogies pertain to members of the Johnson, Adams, Smith, Bosch, Het, Quincy, Fowle, Boylston, Shepard, Norton, and Bass families. The papers include discussion of family relations and matrimony, genealogy, domestic arrangements and social life, family properties and holdings, family political and military history, and other matters. The family was located chiefly in Utica, New York.

1.9 cubic feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7910975

Cornell University Library

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Johnson, A. B. (Alexander Bryan), 1786-1867

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Alexander Bryan Johnson was a banker in Utica, New York who had immigrated from England in 1797. He wrote ten books and many pamphlets on morals, politics, language, and financial subjects. Some of his letters of advice to his children were incorporated by him into his published works. The best known of his fourteen children was Alexander Smith Johnson, a jurist. Alexander Bryan Johnson was the son of Leah Simpson and Bryan Johnson, a descendant of Dutch and German-...

Tompkins, Daniel D., 1774-1825

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Daniel D. Tompkins (June 21, 1774 – June 11, 1825) was an American politician. He was the fourth governor of New York from 1807 to 1817, and the sixth vice president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. Born in Scarsdale, New York, Tompkins practiced law in New York City after graduating from Columbia College. He was a delegate to the 1801 New York constitutional convention and served on the New York Supreme Court from 1804 to 1807. In 1807, he defeated incumbent Morgan Lewis to become the...

Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836

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Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician and lawyer. A Founding Father, he served as the third vice president of the United States during President Thomas Jefferson's first term from 1801 to 1805. His role in helping form the nation, however, would be overshadowed when he killed fellow Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel. The duel led to the collapse of Burr's political career and tarnished his legacy in American history. Burr was born t...

Het family.

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Fowle family.

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Savage, John, 1690-1700 fl.

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Smith, Mary Ann Lila

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Mary Ann Smith, a Mundelein College graduate, has lived in the Edgewater and Uptown communities for thirty years with her husband, Ronald C. Smith, a professor at John Marshall Law School, and her two sons. Long before her appointment as Alderman to the 48th Ward, Smith dedicated her time and efforts to the improvements of the ward. She was first involved with ward politics as part of the Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization (IVI-IPO), working with Edgewater activists...

Boylston family.

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Hunt, Mary Ann Savage.

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Clarkson, Belinda.

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Adams, Sarah W.

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Adams, Charles.

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Former Oklahoma painter (landscapes and portraits), who was active in New York City in the 1930s. From the description of [Charles Adams: artist file] (Philbrook Museum of Art, Chapman Library). WorldCat record id: 244005968 ...

Bosch family.

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Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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James Monroe, fifth president of the United States of America (b. April 28, 1758, Monroe Hall, Virginia-d. July 4, 1831, New York, New York) fought with distinction in the Continental Army, and he practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia. As a young politician, he joined the anti-Federalists in the Virginia Convention which ratified the Constitution, and in 1790, an advocate of Jeffersonian policies, he was elected United States Senator. As Minister to France in 1794-1796, Monroe showed strong ...

Hunt, Eliza A.

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Smith, Louisa L., 1943-

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Thompson, Elizabeth

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Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862

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Martin Van Buren (b. Kinderhook, New York, December 5, 1782-d. July 24, 1862, Kinderhook, New York), studied law, was admitted to bar, New York, 1803; moved to Huson surrogate of Columbia Co.; member of State Senate, 1813-1820; attorney general of New York, 1815-1819; delegate to state constitutional convention, 1821; U.S. Senate Democrat, March 4, 1821-1828; Governor of New York, 1828-1829; U.s. Secretary of State, March 12, 1829 - August 1, 1831; Vice President, 1832; President, 1836-1840....

Clark, Charles Thomas, 1958-

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Smith family.

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Shepard family.

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Hunt, Ward

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Nelson, Samuel J. (Samuel James), 1925-

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Adams, Susan B.

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Johnson, Arthur (British artist, active from 1851)

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Savage, Edward R., 1916-

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