Hillhouse family papers, 1707-1943 (inclusive), 1771-1938 (bulk).

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Hillhouse family papers, 1707-1943 (inclusive), 1771-1938 (bulk).

The papers consist of correspondence, deeds, account books, estate records, architectural drawings, legal papers, notebooks, commonplace books, letterbooks, scrapbooks, daybooks, and miscellaneous papers documenting the personal lives and professional careers of three generations of the Hillhouse family of New Haven, Connecticut and New York. Major figures represented in the papers include: James Hillhouse (1754-1832), Mary Lucas Hillhouse (1785-1871), James Abraham Hillhouse (1789-1841), Augustus Lucus Hillhouse (1791-1859), and James Hillhouse (1854-1938). The papers document family relationships, personal activities, the business and legal careers of family members, political interests, and the architectural design of the family residence, Sachem's Wood.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8020043

Yale University Library

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Hillhouse, James Abraham, 1789-1841

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James Abraham Hillhouse (September 26, 1789 - January 4, 1841) was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the eldest child of James and Rebecca (Woolsey) Hillhouse. Hillhouse entered Yale at the age of 13, withdrew before the end of his freshman year, but eventually received an A.B. degree with the class of 1808. When his business plans were interrupted by the War of 1812, he relocated to New Haven from Boston, where he had resided for three years after his graduation. In 1819 he visited E...

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Hillhouse, Cornelia Ann Lawrence, d. 1874.

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Speyers family.

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Pickering, Henry, 1781-1838

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Whitney, Eli, 1765-1825

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Hillhouse, James Abraham, 1730-1775.

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Woolsey, Theodosia, 1747-1830.

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Hillhouse, Charles Betts, 1856-1937.

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Rogers, Henry Livingston.

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Borland, John.

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Hillhouse, James, 1854-1938.

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Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767

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Speyers, Selina L.

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First director, United States Forest Service (1905). He changed the name of protected "forest preserves" to "national forests" and advocated a controversial "wise use" policy for the resources of the national forests, whereby a greater use of forest resources, such as tree harvests and grazing rights could be permitted. From the description of Correspondence, 1905-1945. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 40804560 Forester and governor of Pennsylvania. F...

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Carmick, E. H.

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Evarts, Sherman, 1859-1922

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Yale University.

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Farmington Canal Company

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Sachem's Wood (New Haven, Conn.)

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