John Hubbard collection of letters and documents of signers of the Declaration of Independence
Overview
Letters and documents by signers of the American Declaration of Independence particularly Button Gwinnett and Charles Carroll.
Dates
- Creation: 1750-1933
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.33 linear feet (3 volumes)Consists of one album of 57 autograph letters and other documents of signers of the Declaration of Independence, together with sets of documents by Button Gwinnett and Charles Carroll each bound separately.
Biographical / Historical
John Hubbard was a graduate of Harvard 1892. Button Gwinnett was governor of colonial Georgia and delegate to the Continental Congress. Charles Carroll is credited with framing Maryland's declaration of independence, adopted 1776. He was also a delegate to the Continental Congress.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- I. pfMS Am 1300: Album
- II. pfMS Am 1300.1- MS Am 1300.2: Other documents
Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
44M-353 - 44M-356. Gift of Helen Fahnestock Hubbard, 24 East 51st Street, New York City, New York; received: 1945 April 17.
The collection was used to stimulate the sale of war bonds during a drive in Cambridge in 1945.
- Title
- Hubbard, John, collector. John Hubbard collection of letters and documents of signers of the Declaration of Independence, 1750-1933: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00997
Repository Details
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