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Winthrop Sargent papers
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Title
Winthrop Sargent papers, 1771-1948 (inclusive), 1784-1820 (bulk), [microform]
Physical Description
7 reels.
Language
English
Notes
Microfilm. Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Historical Society. 1965. 7 reels, 35mm.
Originals at the Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
Summary
The papers contain correspondence, diaries, orderly books, and other papers primarily documenting Sargent's career as agent for the Ohio Company; secretary of the Northwest Territory, 1787-1798; and governor of Mississippi Territory, 1798-1801. Also included is a copy of Benjamin Harrison Pershing's 1927 Ph.D. dissertation, "Winthrop Sargent: A Builder in the Old Northwest," correspondence and other papers documenting the last years of Winthrop's life, and a small quantity of papers of other members of the Sargent family.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Microforms
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Subjects
Genre/Form
Diaries.
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