Boston Overseers of the Poor autograph album, 1788-ca. 1877.

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Boston Overseers of the Poor autograph album, 1788-ca. 1877.

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Autograph album containing cutslip signatures of members of the Boston Overseers of the Poor, including prominent Boston philanthropists and merchants, such as George S. Hale, Francis Parkman, Thomas Perkins, Robert C. Winthrop, and many others. Included is a letter from Robert C. Winthrop resigning his chairmanship, 30 May 1867. The album was probably compiled by Thomas F. Temple, chairman of the board of Boston Overseers of the Poor until 1890. Most of the signatures are undated, but album pages are annotated with the years each individual was a member.

1 vol. in a case.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7963705

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Winthrop, Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1809-1894

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Robert Charles Winthrop (May 12, 1809 – November 16, 1894) was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a descendant of John Winthrop. Robert Charles Winthrop was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Thomas Lindall Winthrop (1760–1841), the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, and Elizabeth Bowdoin Temple (1769–1825), who were married on July 25, 1786. He was the youngest of 13 children born to his parents. Winthrop attende...

Hale, George S. (George Silsbee), 1825-1897

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American lawyer. From the description of George S. Hale letters to Miss Adams [manuscript], 1896, 1897. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 711689233 ...

Parkman, Francis, 1788-1852

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Unitarian minister. From the description of Letter : Boston, to G. Adams, Cabotville [Chicopee], Mass., 1842 Sept. 10. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 665170899 Lydia Sigourney's son Andrew died in 1850. From the description of Letter, 1851 March 8, Boston, Mass., to Lydia Sigourney. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 23248341 ...

Boston (Mass.). Overseers of the Poor

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Established in 1772 by Act of the Legislature, were succeeded in 1864 by the Corporation called "Overseers of the Poor in the City of Boston," consisting of twelve residents of Boston. In 1921, the name of the Board was changed to Overseers of the Public Welfare. In 1954, the official name of the department was changed to the Welfare Department. The Welfare Department was abolished as a municipal agency by Chapter 658 of the Acts of 1967. From the description of Temporary Home for Wo...

Perkins, Thomas Handasyd, 1764-1854

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Temple, Thomas French, 1838-1907.

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