Papers, 1768-1900.

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Papers, 1768-1900.

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Collection contains papers pertaining to the Patten and Wales families. Included is a deposition apparently used to settle an estate that records family genealogy; the will of John Patten, owner of a Kent County, DE plantation; an 1822 inventory of an estate owned by Catherine Brooks; and an account of expenses for Ann Patten. Among the Wales family papers are three speeches given in 1801 and 1802 by John Wales at Yale University. The first discusses the American genius, education, and scholarship; the second answers the question "Was the French Revolution good for mankind?;" and the third concerns the cultivation of taste for fine writing. Other letters document the appointment of Leonard E. Wales, Jr., as Associate Judge and U.S. District Judge.

2 folders [approximately 23 items] ; 26 cm.

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Patten, John, 1746-1800

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Major John Patten (April 26, 1746 – December 26, 1800) was a United States farmer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was an officer of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman, and a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as a United States Representative from Delaware. Born at Tynhead Court, near Dover in the Delaware Colony, Patten attended the common schools before engaging in agricul...

Patten, Joseph M., d. 1887.

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Patton and Wales families.

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The Patten and Wales families resided in Delaware during the 18th and 19th centuries. Among the most prominent family members was John Patten (1746-1800), a farmer before serving in the Revolutionary War as a Major. Afterward, he resumed his agricultural pursuits and then began a career as a politician, serving in the Delaware State Legislature, the first Continental Congress, and finally three terms in the U.S. Congress in 1792, 1794, 1798. Another noted family member was Leonard E. Wales, Jr.,...

Patten, John, 1752-1839.

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Wales, John, 1783-1863

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Wales family

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Patten, Matthew, 1719-1795

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Wales, Leonard Eugene, 1788-1823

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Son of Samuel Wales, born in New Haven, Conn., June 20, 1788; graduated from Yale in 1807; studied law and was interested in politics. He was city attorney of New Haven, 1819-1821. On Sept. 14, 1823, he died of typhus, unmarried. (from Dexter. Yale Bios.) (blue index cards) From the description of Leonard E. Wales papers, 1803-1806 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 505477434 Leonard Eugene Wales was a graduate of Yale University and practised law in New Haven (Co...

Brooks, Catherine M. (Catherine Margery)

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Patten family

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