Howland family papers, 1891-1930.

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Howland family papers, 1891-1930.

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Genealogical material (2 v.), until 1920, on the Howland families of Dartmouth and New Bedford, Mass., and a brief history of the Howlands of England. Each volume was arranged differently and probably used to prepare a list of lineal descendants of Gideon Howland of Dartmouth, to distribute a trust fund established by Sylvia Ann Howland (1806-1865) after the death of Hetty Howland Robinson Green in 1916; together with two documents relating to the Sylvia Ann Howland trust used in probate court in 1917; and a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings (1914-1930) relating to the life of Hetty Howland Robinson Green and notes and lessons on freshman literature (1891).

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Green, Hetty Howland Robinson, 1835-1916

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Hetty Green (born Henrietta Howland Robinson, November 21, 1834, New Bedford, Massachusetts - July 3, 1916, New York, New York) was nicknamed the Witch of Wall Street. As an an American businesswoman and financier, Green was known for her wealth and as a miser. She was born to a very wealthy family who owned a large whaling fleet. When her father and aunt both died in 1865 she inherited approximately $8 million. In 1867 she married Edward Henry Green, a member of a wealthy Vermont family. She ma...

Howland, Sylvia Ann, 1806-1865

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Howland family.

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Howland, Gideon, 1734-1823

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