Dwight family papers, 1713-1937 (inclusive).

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Dwight family papers, 1713-1937 (inclusive).

The papers consist of correspondence, financial records, addresses, sermons, writings, photographs, and other memorabilia of Yale President Timothy Dwight (1752-1817) and his family. Relatives in the Edwards, Hooker, Lyman, Strong, Woodbridge, and Woolsey families are represented. The largest quantity of correspondence documents the family life of John William Dwight, a fertilizer manufacturer. Papers of Timothy Dwight (1752-1817) and Timothy Dwight (1828-1916) concern Yale University. The travels of various family members are highlighted.

5.5 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8026863

Yale University Library

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Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821

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Elias Boudinot (May 2, 1740 – October 24, 1821) was a lawyer and statesman from Elizabeth, New Jersey who was a delegate to the Continental Congress and served as President of Congress from 1782 to 1783. He was elected as a U.S. Congressman for New Jersey following the American Revolutionary War. He was appointed by President George Washington as Director of the United States Mint, serving from 1795 until 1805. Born in Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania, Boudinot received a classica...

Dwight, Benjamin W. (Benjamin Woodbridge), 1816-1889

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Strong, Caleb, 1745-1819

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Strong was a native of Northampton, Mass. He served as governor of Massachusetts (1800-1807 and 1812-1816). Strong assisted in writing the Constitution of Massachusetts and was a member of the U. S. Constitutional Convention, 1787. From the description of [Letters, 1787-1812] / Caleb Strong. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 437427465 Justice of the peace, state legislator, delegate to Continental Congress, U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1789-1796), and governor of Mass...

Anthony, Elizabeth Dwight, 1831-1870.

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Anthony, Mary Dwight, 1824-1864.

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Dwight, Theodore, 1796-1866

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Dwight, Timothy, 1811-1842.

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Patrick, Mary Alsop Dwight, 1793-

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Foxcroft, Thomas, 1697-1769

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Epithet: of Cristall British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000215.0x000031 Thomas Foxcroft received his A. B. from Harvard in 1714, and was a minister at the First Church in Boston, Mass. From the description of Manuscript exercises, ca. 1714. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77072566 Thomas Foxcroft (1696/7-1769), minister of the First Church of Boston, was born on February 26, 1696/7. ...

Dwight, Emily Cecilia, 1859-

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Whitney, Eli, 1765-1825

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American inventor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New Haven, Ct., to J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War., 1824 May 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872501 Eli Whitney (1765-1825), American inventor and gun manufacturer, received his patent for the first cotton gin in 1794. From the description of Whitney, Eli, 1765-1825 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10580711 Whitney, American inventor, especially known for ...

Dwight, Timothy, 1778-1844

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Dwight, Timothy, 1694-1771.

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Patrick, Mathew Alexander, d. 1834.

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Hook family.

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Dwight, Edward S., 1853-1940

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Physician, of Smyrna, Del.; received medical degree from Yale, 1876; post-graduate work in Paris, 1879-1881; established medical practice in Smyrna in 1887 which he continued until 1939. From the description of Edward S. Dwight diary, 1879 Oct.-1880 Feb. (Historical Society of Delaware). WorldCat record id: 70979572 ...

Yale University.

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Dwight, Mary Clarissa, 1849-

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Peck, Julia E.

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Dwight, Benjamin Woolsey, 1780-1850.

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Dwight, Theodore, 1764-1846

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American lawyer and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [New York], to John Griscom, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270742709 From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Washington, to his son, Theodore, 1807 Jan. 25 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270742715 ...

Dwight, John William, 1817-1887.

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Dwight, Henry E. (Henry Edwin), 1832-1908

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Dwight, Sophia Dwight, 1818-1863.

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Dwight, Annie Waterman, 1851-

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Dwight, Agnes Lucy, 1855-

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