Philip P. Hubbard papers, 1806-1889.

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Philip P. Hubbard papers, 1806-1889.

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Chiefly correspondence (1866-1889) between Philip P. Hubbard and some of his Yale classmates; letters written by sister Anna Hubbard; brothers: John Tomlinson Hubbard and Frank Wells Hubbard; father, Congressman John H. Hubbard; mother, Abby Jane Wells Hubbard; and some friends. Of particular interest are letters written by Hubbard's cousin Philip Wells, a reporter in Milwaukee, Wis., in which he discusses reporting and newspapers, going west to Idaho, women, the value of college, baseball, philosophy of life, memories of Litchfield, and other topics. Wells later became publisher of the New Milford Gazette. Collection also includes deeds and other land documents (1806-1862) of Tomlin Wells, father of Abby Jane Wells Hubbard, her grandfathers Philip Wells and Amos Smith, and other members of the Wells and Smith families.

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Litchfield Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8195619

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Hubbard family.

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Yale College (1718-1887)

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The Linonian Literary Society was founded in 1753. All undergraduates were allowed to be members of the Linonian Society. The club provided students with a forum to debate, stage plays, and deliver poems, essays, and orations. The society disbanded in 1868. From the guide to the Linonian Society, Yale College, records, 1753-1870, (Manuscripts and Archives) ...

Wells, Philip, 1859-1919

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Hubbard, Frank Wells, 1865-1926

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Hubbard, Philip P. (Philip Parley), 1859-1945

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Banker and businessman, of Litchfield, Conn.; town treasurer; active in the organization of the Litchfield County Farm Bureau; son of John Henry Hubbard, lawyer in Litchfield and U.S. Representative during the Civil War years, 1863-1865 and Abby Jane Wells Hubbard; graduate of Yale College in 1885; married Harriet A. Cooke and they had two daughters. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000885 From the description of Philip P. Hubbard pap...

Wells family.

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Hubbard, John Tomlinson, 1856-1937

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Hubbard, John H. (John Henry), 1804-1872

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Hubbard, Abby Jane Wells, 1826-1908

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Hubbard, Anna, 1859-1909

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Smith family.

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