Morse family papers, 1796-1929.

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Morse family papers, 1796-1929.

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The collection is divided into two series. One series documents the founding and organization of Grace Episcopal Church of Randolph and the second documents the Morse-Chase-Flint-Washburn-Sawyer-Smith family. Several generations of this family were active in the Episcopal Church. The church records include the earliest documents of the Grace Episcopal Church. Among these documents is a document signed by twenty-two citizens to form the church. Also in this collection are the subscriptions of members of the parish to pay for various aspects of setting up the new church including baptismal bowl, bass viol, Bibles, Sunday school books, and wine. The collection also includes documentation for the payment of numerous early ministers. The bulk of the family series is comprised of correspondence among family members in the Morse, Flint, and Washburn families during the last years of the 1700s through the 1800s. The earliest correspondence starts with a letter from Clarissa Morse written in 1796 from Bethel, Vermont, to her father John Morse in Cornish, New Hampshire. In it she reminisces about her family and friends in Cornish, and as a teacher referring to her school, that she did not "expect a very full school but shall make tolerable good mages for the folks bound me." Her father responds with picturesque description of their "pleasant vale." Correspondence and papers of Alice Sawyer Smith and her husband John Sawyer 1845-1929 comprise the balance of this series. Letters home describe European travels during 1904 and 1905 from Alice Sawyer Smith to her mother Clara Morse Sawyer.

1 linear ft.

Vermont Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8000621

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Sawyer family.

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Washburn family.

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Flint family.

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Smith family.

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Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873

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Lawyer. From the description of Letter, 1845 March 4, Cincinnati, [Ohio], to Robert F. Paine, Columbus, O[hio]. (University of Toledo). WorldCat record id: 13541605 Salmon P. Chase served as the Secretary of the Treasury from 1861 to 1864. He oversaw the creation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (1862) and implemented the introduction of the income tax and the national currency. From the description of Letter press book of the Secretary of the Treasury. 1863, Ju...

Chase family.

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Washburn, Clara Morse, 1842-1906.

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Chase, Dudley, 1771-1846

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U.S. senator of Vermont and jurist. From the description of Dudley Chase family papers, 1773-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454950 ...

Morse family.

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John Morse was born in Walpole, Massachusetts on November 13, 1752, the son of Obediah and Bethia (Ruggles) Morse. John Morse served in the Revolutionary War from New Hampshire. He married Abigail Chase (1759-1793) on January 1, 1779 in Cornish, New Hampshire. Abigail was a member of the prominent Chase family of Cornish, New Hampshire. Her father was Deacon Dudley Chase. Her brother, Dudley Chase (1771-1846) of Randolph, Vermont, was a U.S. Senator from Vermont for two terms, 1813-...

Grace Episcopal Church (Randolph, Vt.)

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Morse, John, 1752-1822.

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Morse, Abigail Chase, 1759-1793.

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Smith, Alice Sawyer, 1872-1946.

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Chase, Philander, 1775-1852

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Philander Chase, Episcopal Bishop, first Bishop of Ohio, later Bishop of Illinois, and founder of Kenyon College in Ohio and Jubilee College in Illinois. From the description of Plea for Western Colleges and Theological Seminaries : New York : holograph, 1845 Nov. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702138736 First Episcopal Bishop of Ohio (1819-1831) and later Bishop of Illinois (1835-1852) and Presiding Bishop (1843-1852). From the description of Philander Chase pap...