Mellen family papers, 1810-1911.

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Mellen family papers, 1810-1911.

Miscellaneous papers of the Mellen family consisting primarily of the historical and poetical works of Grenville Mellen.

1 linear ft. (2 boxes).

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SNAC Resource ID: 8066244

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Mellen, Grenville, 1799-1841

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American poet. Son of Chief-Justice Mellen of Maine. From the description of Signature, [ca. 1800-1841]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122631709 Lawyer, poet. From the description of Papers of Grenville Mellen [manuscript], 1836-1838. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810911 Grenville Mellen was born in Biddeford, Mass. (which became a part of what is now the state of Maine), the son of Prentiss Mellen, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and...

Mellen family.

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Grenville Mellen was born in Biddeford, Mass., on 19 June 1799. He was the son of Prentiss Mellen (1764-1840), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and later chief justice of the Supreme Court of Maine. When he was still young, his parents moved to Portland, Me. Mellen took up his college studies at Harvard College and was class poet for his 1818 graduating class. Grenville Mellen died in 1841. From the description of Mellen family papers, 1810-1911. (Maine Historical Society Library). Wo...

Mellen, Prentiss, 1764-1840

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Chief justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, of Portland, Me. From the description of Prentiss Mellen autograph letter signed to John R. Parker, 1821. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 214322137 Prentiss Mellen, a Senator from Massachusetts, was born in Sterling, Worcester County, Mass., on October 11, 1764. He graduated from Harvard University in 1784; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1788 and commenced practice in Sterling and Bridgewater, Mass...

Mellen, John, 1722-1807

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