William Griswold Lane memorial collection, 1670-1947 (inclusive).

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Lane, William Griswold, 1824-1877. William Griswold Lane memorial collection, 1670-1947 (inclusive).

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William Griswold Lane memorial collection, 1670-1947 (inclusive).

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702204672

Abstract

A collection of documents on the early history of Connecticut assembled by Wolcott Griswold Lane as a memorial to his father, William Griswold Lane. The original bequest consisted of approximately 1,000 letters and papers (1670-1866) of the Lane and Griswold families of Connecticut and Ohio. Families represented in the correspondence include: Daggett, Dana, Edwards, Ellsworth, Fish, Goodrich, Hillhouse, Huntington, Lanman, Sherman, Stiles, Swayne, Swift, Trumbull, Waite, Whittlesey, Williams, Wolcott, and Woodbridge. The papers of Augustus Henry Griswold make up another substantial part of the collection and include temperance lectures, stories, and ships' account books (1811-1836). Also in the collection are legal and financial papers (1797-1840) relating to the building and reconstruction of the wharf in New Haven, the account books (1793-1818) of Avery & Tracy, general merchants of Norwich, Connecticut, as well as the day books (1773-1794) of Samuel Avery and his tailoring business. Other major additions are whaling logs (1850-1859), a memorial on the need for a pest house in New Haven (1785), papers of the Rowland family of Fairfield, Connecticut, letters of Jabez Huntington, major general of the Connecticut militia during the Revolutionary War, and fourteen letters (1838-1876) from President Rutherford B. Hayes to William Griswold Lane.

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23.25 linear ft. (87 boxes, 1 folio)

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Yale University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8027362

Yale University Library

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Huntington, Joshua, 1751-1821

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Joshua Huntington (1751-1821), the son of Jabez Huntington (1719-1786) who made his fortune in shipping, was born in Norwich, Conn. Joshua joined Putnam's brigade in 1775 and was later employed in securing shipping for the use of Continental troops. He is referred to in this collection as an "agent of the Continental Army," in charge of the transfer of wounded soldiers, arms, and supplies. From the description of Papers, 1742-1801. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: ...

Huntington, Joseph, 1768-1837.

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Avery & Tracy.

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Adams, Eliphalet, 1677-1753

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James Noyes was the first minister of Stonington, Conn. (1666-1719). From the description of Letter, 1720 July 21, New London, Conn., to Mrs. Dorothy Noyes, Stonington, Conn. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 15537546 Congregational clergyman, of New London, Conn. From the description of Eliphalet Adams generral notebook, ca. 1734-1753. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 74986009 ...

Swayne family.

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Adams, William, 1650-1685

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William Adams was a 1671 graduate of Harvard College and served as pastor at Dedham, Mass. His son, Eliphalet Adams, was a H.C. graduate of 1694 and served as pastor of the church in New London, Conn. Samuel Danforth was a H.C. graduate of 1683 and served as pastor of the church of Taunton. From the description of Sermons on fast days : manuscript, 1678-1684. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 81568584 Congregational clergyman, of Dedham, Mass. From the de...

Ellsworth family.

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Daggett family.

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Edwards family.

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Griswold, Matthew, 1714-1799

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Whittlesey family.

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Trumbull family.

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Superior (Ship)

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Williams family.

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Avery, Samuel, 1752 or 3-1842.

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Griswold, Roger, 1762-1812

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Lawyer and politician; graduated from Yale in 1780 and was admitted to the bar in 1783; elected to Congress in 1794 and served until 1805; in 1811 and 1812 he was elected governor by a popular majority in Connecticut. From the guide to the Roger Griswold papers, 1784-1812, (Manuscripts and Archives) Lawyer and politician; graduated from Yale 1780 and was admitted to the bar in 1783; elected to Congress in 1794 and served until 1805; in 1811 and 1812 he was elected governor b...

Joseph B. Huntington & Co.

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New Haven Wharf Co.

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Griswold, Matthew, 1760-1842

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Griswold family.

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Beckwith, Russell, b. 1788.

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Wolcott, Roger, 1679-1767

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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 of Connecticut, businessman, army officer, jurist, and author. From the description of Papers of Roger Wolcott, 1749-1754. (Unknown...

Swift family.

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Hemans, Mrs., 1793-1835

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Felicia Hemans was one of the first successful female English career poets. For a brief time, she was the most popular and acclaimed poet writing in England. Mrs. Hemans embodies a significant transition in English poetry from Romantic lyricism to the moral and patriotic themes prevalent in the Victorian era. From the description of Felicia Hemans letters and poems, 1825, n.d. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50039596 Felicia Dorothea Browne Hem...

Goodrich family.

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Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893

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Rutherford B. Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, in 1822 and earned degrees from Kenyon College and Harvard Law School before starting a career as a lawyer in Cincinnati. Hayes served as a major general in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1864. Hayes then was elected Governor of Ohio and later served one term as President of the United States (1877-1881) before retiring to his home in Fremont, Ohio, where he died in 1893.President of the Uni...

Hale, Enoch, 1753-1837

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Born in Coventry, Connecticut, October 28, 1753; brother of Nathan Hale; graduate of Yale College (1773); Congregational clergyman in Westhampton, Massachusetts (1778-1828). From the description of Sermon no. 851 : Westhampton, [Mass.], 1824. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702146141 Enoch Hale, born in Coventry, Connecticut on October 28, 1753, was the brother of the famed Nathan Hale. He graduated from Yale College in 1773 and served as a Congregational clergyman in Westham...

Fish family.

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Lane, Ebenezer, 1793-1866

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Lawyer, railroad executive, and chief justice of Ohio Supreme Court; b. in Massachusetts; attended Griswold Law School, Norwich, Conn.; married Maryann Griswold. From the description of Lane collection, [17--]-[19--]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70954190 Two generations of the Ebenezer Lane family are represented in this collection. The papers of the first Ebenezer Lane (1793-1866), the son of Capt. Ebenezer Lane and Marion Griswold, daughter of C...

Lanman family.

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Griswold, Thomas, 1817-1840.

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Stiles family.

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Hillhouse family.

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Waite family.

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Wolcott family.

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Griswold, Augustus Henry, 1789-1836

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Huntington, Jabez, 1719-1786

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Merchant and legislator, of Norwich, Conn. From the description of Letters to Jabez Huntington, 1776. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 71129579 ...

Yale University.

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Jones, George, 1810-1879

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George, the Count Joannes [né George Jones]; American actor and historian. Known on the stage for his flamboyance and eccentric behavior, he published his History of Ancient America under his birth name in 1843. From the description of Count Joannes manuscript material : 1 item, 1869 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 441969276 ...

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