Chauncey family papers, 1675-1928 (inclusive).

Johnson, William Samuel, 1727-1819

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William Samuel Johnson (October 7, 1727 – November 14, 1819) was an American Founding Father and statesman. During the Revolutionary War, he served as a militia lieutenant before being relieved following his rejection of his election to the First Continental Congress. He was notable for signing the United States Constitution, for representing Connecticut in the United States Senate, and for serving as the third president of King's College, now known as Columbia University. Born in Stratford, ...

Higginson, Stephen, 1743-1828

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Stephen Higginson (November 28, 1743—November 28, 1828) was an American merchant and shipmaster from Boston, Massachusetts. Born in Salem in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Higginson attended the common schools before engaging in mercantile pursuits; from 1765 to 1775, he was an active and successful shipmaster. Higginson served in the Massachusetts legislature in 1782 and was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress in 1783. He took an active part in suppressing Shays' Reb...

Edwards, Pierpont, 1750-1826

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Pierpont Edwards (April 8, 1750 – April 5, 1826) was a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation and was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Born on April 8, 1750, in Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America, Edwards graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1768. He entered private practice in New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British America (State of Connecticut, United States f...

Root, Jesse, 1736-1822

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Jesse Root (December 28, 1736 – March 29, 1822) was an American minister and lawyer from Coventry, Connecticut. Born in Coventry in the Colony of Connecticut, he graduated from Princeton College and studied theology before being ordained as a minister and preaching from 1758 to 1763. Studying law, Root was admitted to the bar in 1763 and commenced practice in Hartford, Connecticut. During the American Revolution he served on the Connecticut Council of Safety and in the Connecticut militia. Or...

Law, Richard, 1733-1806

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Richard Law (March 7, 1733 – January 26, 1806) was an American lawyer, statesman and jurist. He served as delegate to the First Continental Congress, Second Continental Congress and the Congress of the Confederation. Law also served as Mayor of New London, Connecticut and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Born in Milford, Connecticut Colony, British America, Law pursued classical studies, graduated from Yale University in 1751 ...

Dyer, Eliphalet, 1721-1807

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Eliphalet Dyer (September 14, 1721 – May 13, 1807) was a lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Windham, Connecticut. He was a delegate for Connecticut to many sessions of the Continental Congress, signed the Continental Association, and is one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Born in Windham in the Colony of Connecticut, he pursued preparatory studies before graduating from Yale College, reading law, and being admitted to the bar. After serving as a town clerk, Dyer became a member ...

McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817

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Thomas McKean (March 19, 1734 – June 24, 1817) was an American lawyer, politician, and a Founding Father of the United States from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware and Philadelphia. During the American Revolution he was a delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the Continental Association, United States Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation. McKean served as a President of Congress. He was at various times a member of the Federalist and Democratic-...

Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803

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Samuel Adams (September 27 [O.S. September 16] 1722 – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a politician in colonial Massachusetts, a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and one of the architects of the principles of American republicanism that shaped the political culture of the United States. He was a second cousin to his fellow Founding Father, President John Adams. Adams was b...

Parsons, Theophilus, 1797-1882

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Parsons, a lawyer, was a professor at the Harvard Law School (1848-1869) and the author of numerous legal texts and religious essays. From the description of Papers, ca. 1848-1913 (inclusive), 1870-1881 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122590226 ...

Twining, Stephen, 1767-1832

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Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801

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Revolutionary patriot, Continental Army general, and traitor. From the description of Benedict Arnold papers, 1761-1794. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 432702702 Prior to the U.S. Revolutionary War Arnold was a merchant and trader in the West Indies. He served in the Revolutionary Army, but defected to the British in 1780 and served until the War was over. He then went to Canada and eventually to England. He was married to Margaret Mansfie...

Fitch, Ebenezer, 1756-1833

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Prout, John, 1689-1776.

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Ely, John, 1774-1849

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66d9wrv (person)

Curtis, Benjamin, 1790-1881.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h45v1j (person)

Jackson, William, 1759-1828

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William Jackson was a military officer in the U.S. Revolutionary War from South Carolina. He was the secretary of the U. S. Constitutional Congress in 1787 and a secretary to George Washington (1789-1791). He was the national secretary for the Society of Cincinnati from 1800-1828. From the description of [Letter, 1788? to] Sir / W. Jackson. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 244252255 William Jackson (1759-1828) was George Washington's aide-de-camp and private secretary, a...

Sergeant, John, 1779-1852

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Pennsylvania congressman. From the description of Testimonial : Philadelphia, 1835 Oct. 9. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122316936 From the description of ALS : tp S. W. Wager, 1808 Oct. 21. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122586017 From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to John D. Steele, 1840 Oct. 31. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122475392 From the description of ALS (copy): Phila...

Wyllys, George, 1710-1796

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Seybert, Henry, 1801-1883

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Davis, Henry, 1771-1852

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Atwater, Medad, 1750-1832.

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Evarts, Sherman, 1859-1922

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Whittlesey, Charles, 1723-1764.

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Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864

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Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts; United States and Massaschusetts legislator; and, President of Harvard University. From the description of Josiah Quincy letter, portrait and autograph, 1839-1889. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 63118297 President of Harvard. From the description of Autograph note signed : [Cambridge, Mass.], addressed to the Rev. John Pierpont, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616000 From the description of Autograph note ...

Chauncey, Isaac, 1772-1840

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Isaac Chauncey was a U.S. naval officer from Connecticut who commanded the naval forces on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. From the description of Isaac Chauncey letter to Henry Dearborn, 1812 September 8. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 769136866 United States naval officer who served successively in various commands including the brig "Hornet", the U.S. Navy yard in New York City, Chief of the naval forces on Lakes Ontario and Erie, the U.S.S. "Was...

Parsons, Theophilus, 1750-1813

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Parsons practiced law in Massachusetts from 1774. He was active in discussions of the new constitution proposed in Massachusetts in 1778. He served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1806-1813). From the description of Precedents book of Massachusetts law, 1775. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 80246091 Parsons practiced law in Massachusetts from 1774, was active in discussions of the new constitution proposed for Massachusetts (17...

Fowler, William Worthington, 1833-1881

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Mansfield, Richard, 1723-1820

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Fort, Gordon Lester, 1823-1891.

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Whiting, Nathan, 1724-1771

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Nathan Whiting was an Army officer and politician. He served in King George's War (1744-1748) and the French and Indian War (1755-1763), and was a representative of New Haven, Connecticut, in the General Assembly, 1769, 1770. From the description of Nathan Whiting papers, 1705-1828 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702167165 From the description of Nathan Whiting papers, 1705-1828 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122568549 Nathan Wh...

Williams, Elisha, 1694-1755

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Elisha Williams (1694-1755), ordained 1722; Rector of Yale College, 1726-1739. From the description of Sermon, 1721 Jul 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79096293 From the description of Sermon, 1721 Jul 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702163587 ...

Chauncey, Worthington Gallup, 1772-1858.

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Clay, Edward Williams, 1799-1857

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Wadsworth, James, 1730-1817

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Douglas, Benjamin, 1739-1775.

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Atwater, David, 1723-1806.

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Hubbard, Samuel, 1785-1847

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Shipman, Elias, 1778-1833.

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Bronson, Enos, 1774-1823

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Newton, Elisha Fairchild, 1793-1868.

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Hitchcock, Samuel J. (Samuel Johnson), 1786-1845

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A.B., Yale 1809; after graduation taught for two years at Fairfield Academy; studied law with Seth P. Staples and was admitted to the bar in 1815; in 1820 he became associated with Staples as a teacher in his private Law School, which in 1824 was first recognized as part of Yale College; associated with the law school until his death. From the description of Samuel Johnson Hitchcock papers, 1762-1845 (inclusive), 1805-1845 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702166327 Edu...

Peale, Rembrandt, 1778?-1860

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Rembrandt and Harriet Peale (née Cany) were painters; Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Rembrandt and Harriet Peale papers, 1824-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81263030 From the description of Printed material relating to Rembrandt Peale, 1830-1862 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80271418 Peale, from a family of artists, was a portrait, miniature and historical painter. From the description of Notes of the Painting Room. (Winte...

Goodrich, Elizur, 1734-1797

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Biographical or Historical Data. From the description of Math book, 1749/50. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191311726 ...

Lyman, Thomas, 1746-1832.

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Salisbury family.

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Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807

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Ellsworth, jurist and statesman; delegate to the Continental Congress (1777-1784); chief justice, U.S. Supreme Court (1796-1799). From the description of Letters to Rufus King, 1800-1801. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 237392171 From the description of Opinions of Oliver Ellsworth, 1774-1786. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339020 Member of the Continental Congress from Connecticut and later Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme C...

Hodge, William Ledyard, 1790-1868.

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Woodward, John, 1727-1797.

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Goodrich, Elizur, 1761-1849

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Lawyer, politician, educator, of New Haven, Conn. Member of 6th U.S. Congress from Connecticut; professor of law, and secretary of Yale University, 1818-1846. From the description of ALsS : Washington, D.C., to Stephen Twining, New Haven, 1800-1801. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122347800 Connecticut lawyer, judge, politician, and educator. He was the son of Rev. Elizur Goodrich (1734-1797). From the description of Letter : Washington, [D....

Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878

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Author, translator, and traveler. From the description of Papers of Bayard Taylor, 1856-1878. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71064729 American journalist. From the description of Papers of Bayard Taylor [manuscript], 1847-1878. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647972079 From the description of Poem and letter, 1877 June 26, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647972081 From the description of Letter to a member of the...

Botsford, Amos, 1744-1812.

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Chauncey, Charles, 1777-1849

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William Clark requested that Nicholas Biddle, scholar, statesman, and financier, write a narrative of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which was published in 1814 as "History of the Expedition of Captains Lewis and Clark." From the guide to the Nicholas Biddle correspondence, 1815-1893, 1815-1893, (American Philosophical Society) Attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Chauncey was born in New Haven, Conn., Aug. 17, 1777. He graduated from Yale in 1792 ...

Blatchford, Richard Milford, 1798-1875

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Johnston, Francis (architect)

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Porter, John, 1757-1806

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State Comptroller of Connecticut. From the description of John Porter letter, 1805 Dec. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 166428840 ...

Hoadley, George, 1781-1857.

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Talmadge, Josiah, 1744-1834.

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Trumbull, John, 1750-1831

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American poet and jurist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Detroit, to Noah Webster, 1830 Jan. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573323 American author. From the description of Receipt signed : "United States Loan Office," 1781 Dec. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270867950 Poet, jurist, lawyer, author, and state legislator from Connecticut. From the description of John Trumbull correspondence, 1772 January 8. (Unknown...

Brewer, Daniel, 1669-1733

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Grimké, Thomas Smith, 1786-1834

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Grimké served many benevolent causes and specifically peace. Brother of abolitionists Sarah and Angelina Grimké, Thomas Smith Grimké was a jurist and a writer. From the description of ALS, 1825 November, South Carolina to William McDowall Tart. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 44929911 Born in Charleston, South Carolina; practiced law and served as a state senator 1826-1830; championed temperance and world peace and supported a religious, utilitarian educa...

Pierson, William Seward, 1787-1860

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Woodbridge, William C. (William Channing), 1794-1845

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William Channing Woodbridge was born in Medford, Massachusetts on December 18, 1794. After graduating from Yale College in 1811, he began his teaching career as a principal in Burlington, New Jersey and then as a teacher in the asylum for the deaf and dumb in Hartford, Connecticut. He devised a system for teaching geography and published a textbook on the subject. In 1831, he purchased an education journal which he published as the American Annals of Education and Instruction . He helped make th...

Todd, Michael, 1722-1776.

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Goodrich, Elizur, 1787-1868.

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Camp family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vj4xhh (family)

Hall, Benjamin, 1731-1817.

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Wolcott, Oliver, 1760-1833

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Governor of Connecticut, 1817-1827; Secretary of Treasury, 1795-1800. From the description of Letter, 1827 August 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122582959 Wolcott was a signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. He served as governor of Connecticut (1796-1797). From the description of [Letters] 1799-1811 / Oliv: Wolcott. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 491419916 American lawyer and politician. F...

Goodrich, Chauncey, 1759-1815

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Woolsey, Theodore Salisbury, 1852-1929

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Professor of international law at Yale. From the description of Theodore S. Woolsey letter, 1888 June 12. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 78611150 ...

Chauncey, Charles, 1838-1916.

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Keith, William, Sir, 1680-1749

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Appointed Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania by King George III in 1717 and made this report on preventing communication between the French settlements in Canada and those on the Mississippi to the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations of Great Britain in 1718, gathering much of his information from Indian traders. From the description of Report, 1718, 1719. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52112392 Governor of the colonies of Pennsylvania ...

Stewart, Walter, 1756-1796

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Continental Army officer and merchant of Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Walter Stewart correspondence and regimental lists, 1783-1795. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980533 Reputedly the most handsome man in the Continental Army, Walter Stewart emigrated to Pennsylvania from Ireland prior to the Revolution. At the age of twenty, he was appointed Captain of the 3rd Pennsylvania Battalion of the Continental Line, and after various assignments, rose to the Colonelc...

Kirtland, J. P. (Jared Potter), 1793-1877

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Wolf, George, 1777-1840

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U.S. representative from and governor of Pennsylvania. From the description of George Wolf correspondence, 1829 February 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983281 ...

Munson, Walter, 1733-1802.

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Daggett, Henry, 1741-1830.

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Treat, Robert, approximately 1622-1710

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Beers, Isaac, 1742?-1813

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Merchant, of Marshall, Mich. From the description of Isaac Beers letter, Sept. 27, 1861. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 79975043 ...

Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864

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Benjamin Silliman was a chemist and naturalist, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1805. From the description of Correspondence, 1808-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173466220 Physician and chemist of New Haven, Connecticut. From the description of Note, 1853, Sept. 28 : New Haven, Connecticut, to Isaac Waldron. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35359361 Educator and scientist. From the description of Papers of...

Chauncey, Elnathan, 1724-1796.

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Chauncey family.

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Charles Chauncey was born in Durham, Connecticut on June 11, 1747. He graduated from Yale College (A.M., 1779) and Middlebury College (LL.D., 1811). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, became state's attorney in 1776, served as judge of the superior court from 1789-1793, and founded the first agricultural society in Connecticut. He died in New Haven on April 28, 1823. Charles Chauncey was born on August 17, 1777 in New Haven, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale C...

Ely, Cullick, 1733-1821.

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Baldwin, Simeon, 1761-1851

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American lawyer, jurist, politician. From the guide to the Simeon Baldwin letters and legal documents, 1792, 1793, 1795, 1796, 1799, 1800, 1802, 1805, 1812, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Daggett, David, 1764-1851

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David Daggett: Connecticut lawyer, jurist, politician; U.S. Senator, 1813-1819; Kent Professor of Law, Yale University, 1826-1848. From the description of David Daggett papers, 1781-1851 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702168609 American jurist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New Haven, to Josiah Williams, merchant in Middletown, 1809 Dec. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270525969 From the description of Autograph letter...

Austin, Elbridge Gerry, 1810-1854

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Goodrich, Chauncey A. (Chauncey Allen), 1790-1860

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, merchant, magistrate and coroner. From the description of Chauncey S. Goodrich papers, 1831-1909. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418435 American clergyman and lexicographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New Haven, to Norman White, 1855 Oct. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269577165 Chauncey Allen Goodrich. From the description of Memorial album, 1860. (American Antiquarian Society)...

Woolsey, Theodore Dwight, 1801-1889

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Epithet: American author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000439.0x000244 President of Yale College. From the description of Autograph letter of recommendation signed : New Haven, 1862 Jan. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584067 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New Haven, to W. Hayes Ward, 1872 Feb. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584074 From the descrip...

Hillhouse, James, 1754-1832

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Webster, Noah, 1758-1843

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American lexicographer, textbook author, spelling reformer, word enthusiast, and editor; b. in Hartford, Conn.; attended Yale and taught school in the Hartford area; moved to New Haven, Conn., in 1798. From the description of Noah Webster papers, 1786-1980. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 319706045 Noah Webster (1758-1843) was an American lexicographer, author and editor. He is best known for his spellers (early spelling textbooks) and his ...

Leffingwell, William, 1765-1834

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Pomeroy, Medad, 1638-1716.

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Griswold, Matthew, 1714-1799

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Meigs, Josiah, 1757-1822

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Josiah Meigs, the first president of what became the University of Georgia, was appointed by James Madison in 1814 to be commissioner of the General Land Office. From the description of Letter, dated 24 February 1820, to Thos. Freeman and John Coffee. (University of Tennessee). WorldCat record id: 54993383 ...

Stanley, Gad, 1735-1815.

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Robbins, Chandler, 1738-1799

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Whiting, Eli, 1765-1825.

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Fitch, Asa, 1786-1866.

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Harrison, Benjamin, 1787-1842.

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Tryon, William, 1729-1788

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Colonial governor of North Carolina, 1764-1771, and New York, 1771-1780. From the description of William Tryon papers, 1772-1784. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58779879 British army officer and colonial lt. governor and governor of North Carolina. From the description of Correspondence of William Tryon, 1773-1774. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82551846 Colonial gov. of New York. From the description of Letter si...

Chauncey, Charles, 1747-1823

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Bliss, Daniel, 1715-1764

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Minister of the First Parish in Concord, Mass., from 1739 to 1764. Graduated from Yale in 1732. A New Light Congregationalist, Bliss twice welcomed English evangelist George Whitefield to Concord. There was dissension in the First Parish during the ministry of Bliss, a group of parishioners breaking off to worship separately at the Black Horse Tavern. From the description of Daniel Bliss sermons : holograph, 1748-1754. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 33193311 ...

Wooster, David, 1711-1777

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American soldier. From the description of Autograph letter signed with initials : Rye Neck, to Col. William Duer, 1777 Mar. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584086 Army officer in colonial Connecticut Militia and in the American Revolution and colonial legislature in Connecticut. From the description of Orderly book of David Wooster, 1759. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71070567 ...

Austin, David, 1759-1831

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American Congregational clergyman and writer on the millenium. From the description of Letter to Jedidiah Morse, 1792 March 10. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 53794736 ...

Ellsworth, Henry Leavitt, 1791-1858

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Henry Leavitt Ellsworth graduated from Yale in 1810. He studied law at Litchfield Law School, and in 1832 he was appointed Commissioner of Indian tribes in Arkansas and Oklahoma. In 1835, Ellsworth was elected mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, but only served one month. In 1835, he was appointed U.S. Commissioner of Patents, remaining until 1845. Following this, Ellsworth settled in Lafayette, Indiana, acting as an agent for purchase and settlement of public land. From the description ...

Sherman, John, 1750-1802.

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Chauncey, Elihu, 1779-1847

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White, Dyer, 1762-1841

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Lawyer, judge, banker, and justice of the peace, of New Haven, Conn. From the description of Dyer White papers, 1743-1842. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 352878621 ...

Smith, Charles Jeffry, 1740-1770.

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Griswold, Samuel, 1865-1732.

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Adams, Andrew, 1736-1797

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Andrew Adams (January 7, 1736 – November 26, 1797) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, and political leader in Litchfield, Connecticut, during the American Revolutionary War. He was a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress, signatory of the Articles of Confederation, and later Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Born in Stratford, Connecticut, he attended Yale and graduated in 1760 before reading law with his father. After first practicing in Stamford, A...

Chauncey, Nathaniel, 1789-1865

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Ball, Stephen, 1762-1842.

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Smith, Simeon Parsons, 1809-1848.

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Whittlesay family.

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Rawle, William, 1759-1836

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William Rawle was born to a Quaker family in Philadelphia on April 28, 1759. His stepfather was Samuel Shoemaker, who served as a mayor of Philadelphia during the American Revolution. A Loyalist, Rawle fled to New York on the sloop Harlem in June 1778, when the British evacuated Philadelphia. After studying law in New York, Rawle traveled to Cork, Ireland, and London, England, in 1781. In London, Rawle studied law at the Middle Temple until his departure for France in late June or early July 178...

Rivington, James, 1724-1802

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English-American printer and bookseller. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Peter Van Scheeck of Kundahook, 1791 July 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270655298 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Samuel Galloway, 1768 May 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270655295 James Rivington was a bookseller, printer, and journalist in London and New York. Publisher of a prominent Loyalist newspaper, he was later disco...

Brown, James, 1766-1835

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James Brown was U.S. District Attorney in Kentucky, 1791; Secretary of State of Kentucky, 1792-1796; Secretary of Orleans Territory, 1804; U.S. District Attorney in Orleans Territory, 1805-1808; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1813-1817, 1819-1823; and U.S. Minister to France, 1823-1829. From the description of James Brown letter, 1829 Mar. 31. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 76285477 From the description of James Brown letter, 1824 Dec. 25. (Louisiana State U...

Yale University.

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Gale, Benjamin, 1715-1790

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Banks, T. C. (Thomas Christopher), 1765-1854

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Epithet: of Add MS 24855 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000742.0x0002cf Epithet: of Add MS 33981 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000742.0x0002d0 Epithet: Genealogist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000742.0x0002ce ...

Smith, David, 1767-1862

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Fitch, Thomas, 1700?-1774

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The Wyoming Controversy was a conflict between the governments of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Britain, the Continental Congress, and the Indians over land in the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. From the guide to the Documents relating to the Wyoming Controversy, 1751-1814, 1823, 1751-1823, (American Philosophical Society) Governor, Connecticut (Colony) From the description of Thomas Fitch letter, 1755. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451592 ...

Talcott, Joseph, 1669-1741

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Pierpont, James, 1699-1776.

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Alston, Joseph, 1778-1816

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Willoughby, Francis

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Title: 2nd Baron Middleton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000300.0x0001a3 Epithet: of Wollaton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000300.0x0001d7 Epithet: Colonel British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000300.0x00019e Epithet: Colonel; of Wollaton ...

Chauncey, Nathaniel William, 1761-1840.

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Chauncey, Charles, 1809-1831.

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Pierson, Abraham, 1756-1823.

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Woolsey family.

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Tilghman, Edward, 1750-1815

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Philadelphia lawyer. From the description of ALS : to Mr. Nicklin, 1798 Mar. 7. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86165790 American lawyer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Herman LeRoy, 1802 Nov. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572603 ...

Munson, Joseph, 1727-1793.

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Ross, David, 1755-1800

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Darling, Joseph, 1759-1850.

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Smith, Cotton-Mather, 1731-1806

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Fowler, William Chauncey, 1793-1881

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Rev. William Chauncey Fowler was a graduate of Yale and came to Middlebury College as Professor of Chemistry and Natural History (1827-1838) which included responsibility for obtaining laboratory supplies, and as Treasurer of the college (1830-1837) was involved in the first fund raising undertaken outside Vermont. From the description of William C. Fowler papers, 1828-1841. (Sheldon Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 609599933 ...

Denison, Charles, 1778-1825.

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Bradley, Abraham, 1650-1718.

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Chauncey, Elihu, 1840-1916.

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Medad, Samuel, 1687-1744.

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Tracy, Uriah, 1735-1807.

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Hopkins, Joseph, 1730-1801.

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Bradley, Abraham, 1772-1842.

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Dwight, Theodore, 1796-1866

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Cox, Timothy, 1781-1849.

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Pierpont, Joseph, 1730-1824.

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Darling, Thomas, 1720-1789

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Epithet: Rector of St Michael Royal London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000207.0x00011c ...

Dwight family.

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Randolph, Beverly, 1755-1797.

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Ingersoll, Jonathan, 1747-1823

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Ogden, David L. (David Longworth), 1792-1863

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David Longworth Ogden was born on October 6, 1792, the son of Jacob Ogden (1749-1825) and Jerusha Rockwell. He had seven surviving siblings: Catharine (1773-1852), Anna (1775-1825), Jerusha (1777-1854), Clarissa (1779-1794), Jacob (1782-1812), Elizabeth M. (1784-1841), and Abigail (1786-1862). After graduating from Yale College in 1814, he studied theology at Andover Theological Seminary and in New Haven until 1817. On October 31, 1821, he was ordained at the Congregational Church in Southington...

Bayard, James A. (James Asheton), 1767-1815

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Biographical Note James A. Bayard 1767, July 28 Born, Philadelphia, Pa. 1784 Graduated, Princeton College, Princeton, N.J. 1788 Admitted to the bar at New Castle, Del., and Philadelphia, Pa. ...

Chauncey, Charles, 1705-1787.

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Chauncey, Nathaniel, 1720-1798.

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Binney, Horace, 1780-1875

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Lawyer and U.S. representative from Pennyslvania. From the description of Horace Binney correspondence, 1812-1852. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450670 American lawyer and legal writer. From the description of Horace Binney letters, 1828-1844. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936624 Horace Binney was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer, elected to Congress in 1833. From the description of Letters to Rev. William Henry Furnes...

Chandler, Joshua, 1727-1787.

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Isaac, Ralph, 1741-1799.

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Savage, William Lyttleson, 1812-1867.

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Bishop, Samuel, 1698-1779.

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Whiting, John, 1716-1784

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Chauncey, Nathaniel, 1681-1756

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Chauncey, Elihu, 1710-1791.

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Townsend, William Kneeland, 1795 or 1796-1849

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Dwight, Timothy, 1778-1844

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Cooke, Samuel, 1687-1747

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Preble, Edward, 1761-1807

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American naval officer who served in the American Revolution and merchant marine. From the description of Diary, [1860]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58774129 U.S. naval officer; served during the American Revolution. From the description of Edward Preble memorandum book and U.S. Navy regulations, 1800-1805. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 279266829 Edward Preble was a United States naval officer. ...

Newton, Roger, 1768-1848.

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Webster, William G. (William Greenleaf), 1805-1869

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William Greenleaf Webster (1805-1869), an American editor and publisher, was the son of lexicographer Noah Webster. He participated in the editing, publication and sale of his father's dictionaries and other books. From the description of William Greenleaf Webster papers, 1820-1865. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122466647 ...

Sturges, Jonathan, 1740-1819.

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Mills, Isaac, 1767-1843

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Agent for the Sufferers' Land Company (also known as the Connecticut Firelands Company) who concluded a treaty with the Indians of the Northeast for the purchase of half a million acres of land at Fort Industry in 1805. From the description of Papers, 1795-1937, 1795-1842. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17223191 ...

Jones, Timothy, 1737-1800.

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Fitch, Jabez, 1737-1812

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Jabez Fitch (1737-1812) of Norwich, Connecticut and Hyde Park, Vermont, served as a soldier in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. From the description of Jabez Fitch diary, 1776-1777. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 441991880 From the guide to the Jabez Fitch diary, 1776-1777, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Army officer. From the description of Jabez Fitch journals, 1775. (Unknown). Worl...

Mansfield, Jared, 1759-1830

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Teacher, mathematics and physics researcher, and surveyor general of the United States, 1803-1812, appointed to survey Ohio and the Northwest Territory. From the description of Letter : Cincinnati, [Ohio], to Joseph Larwell [i.e. Larwill], Zanesville, [Ohio], 1812 Jan. 29. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38482934 ...

Lawrence, John, 1719-1802

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