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Ward, Artemas, 1727-1800

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Artemas Ward (November 26, 1727 – October 28, 1800) was an American major general in the American Revolutionary War and a Congressman from Massachusetts. He was considered an effective political leader, President John Adams describing him as "universally esteemed, beloved and confided in by his army and his country." Born in Shrewsbury in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, he attended the common schools before graduating from Harvard College, teaching there briefly after graduation. In 1751, ...

Hooper, William, 1742-1790

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William Hooper (June 28, 1742 – October 14, 1790) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777. Hooper signed the Continental Association and the United States Declaration of Independence. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Hooper graduated from Boston Latin School and Harvard College before studying law under James Otis, a popular attorney in Boston who was regarded as a radical. Once completing h...

Massachusetts. Treasury Dept.

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St 1890, c 428 enabled municipal officials or directors of railroad companies in Massachusetts to petition the Superior Court to abolish or alter railroad grade crossings; a court-appointed commission then made a decision to be confirmed by the court. The expenses for the work were shared between the railroad, to pay 65%, and the state and municipality, which divided the remainder according to the ruling, with the state to pay no more than 10%. The state treasurer was authorized to issue bonds a...

Whitcomb, John, 1713-1785.

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Phillips, William, 1750-1827

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Banker and Massachusetts public official. From the description of Letter of William Phillips, circa 1778. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452826 ...

Austin, Benjamin, 1752-1820

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Secretary of the Northwestern Literary and Historical Society of Sioux City, Iowa, and later of the Trinity Historical Society of Oak Cliff and Dallas, Texas. From the description of Papers, 1798-1895. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31824355 From the description of Benjamin W. Austin papers, 1866-1902 and undated. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34837836 ...

Winthrop, John, 1714-1779

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John Winthrop (Harvard, A.B., 1732, A. M. 1735) taught science, astronomy and mathematics at Harvard. He was the second Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. From the description of Papers of John Winthrop, 1728-1789 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972938 John Winthrop (1738-1779), astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, served as Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy from 1738 to 1779. Winthrop was o...