Samuel F. Jarvis papers, 1805-1880.

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Samuel F. Jarvis papers, 1805-1880.

Papers collected by Rev. Samuel F. Jarvis of Middletown, Connecticut. Includes correspondence to Rev. Jarvis, as well as papers for the estates of Anna McCurdy (Hart) Hull, her husband Commodore Isaac Hull, and her father, Elisha Hart. Sarah McCurdy Hart, Anna Hull's sister and Elisha Hart's eldest daughter, was married to Samuel F. Jarvis. The marriage ended in a divorce that was scandalous at the time. Some letters are written in French. A circular from Funchal, Madeira, is in Portuguese. Includes a broadside (folded) advertising an auction of the items of Anna Hull's estate.

0.25 linear foot (1/2 box).

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SNAC Resource ID: 8001831

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Hart, Elisha.

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Hull, Isaac, 1773-1843

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Isaac Hull (1773-1843) commanded USS Constitution in her 1812 victory over Guerriere, in which it earned the sobriquet "Old Ironsides." He later commanded the Boston, Portsmouth, and Washington Navy yards and was appointed Commodore of the Mediterranean Squadron in 1838. From the description of Isaac Hull Collection, 1798-1841. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 479784380 Isaac Hull was born 9 March 1773 Huntington (now Shelton) CT. His commands inclu...

Hull, Anna M. Hart

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Jarvis, Samuel Farmar, 1825-1910

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Jarvis, Sarah McCurdy Hart, 1787-1863

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