William Swann miscellaneous papers, 1775-1795.

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William Swann miscellaneous papers, 1775-1795.

Includes a captain's commission as justice of the peace, signed by John Hancock and Samuel Adams; genealogical chart of the Swan family; a poem by Timothy Swan; a letter of William Swan to William Codman; and miscellaneous issues of the Boston Gazette and Country Journal, New England Chronicle, and the Massachusetts Sun or American Oracle of Liberty.

1 v. ; 40 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8076739

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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...

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

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John Hancock (January 23, 1737 [O.S. January 12, 1736] – October 8, 1793) was an American Founding Father, merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is remembered for his large and stylish signature on the United States Declaration of Independence, so much so that the term John Hancock or Hancock has become a nickname in the United S...

Swann, William, 1746-1835.

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Merchant, of Groton, Mass. From the description of William Swann miscellaneous papers, 1775-1795. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71130229 ...

Swan family.

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Swann family.

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Codman, William

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Swan, Timothy

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Timothy Swan (1758-1842, composer and compiler of sacred tunes and secular music, was born in Worcester, Mass., and settled as a hatter in Northfield, Mass. Swan later began teaching music in Suffield, Conn., where he composed the greater part of his works and published The Songster's Assistant, 1800 and New England Harmony, 1801. He returned to Northfield in 1807, continued to compose for publication, and wrote poetry in the Scottish dialect for local newspapers. From the descriptio...