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Joseph Hawley papers

Title
Joseph Hawley papers, 1653-1804.
Author
Hawley, Joseph, 1723-1788.
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box 2Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 1360 box 2Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 1Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 1360 box 1Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
Oversize folderMixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 1360 Oversize folderSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Bollan, William, -1776
  • Clarke, Joseph O., 1749-1850
  • Cushing, Thomas, 1725-1788
  • Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758
  • Hawley, Elisha, 1726-1755
  • Hawley, Joseph, 1723-1788
  • Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
  • Strong, Caleb, 1745-1819
  • Trowbridge, Edmund, 1709-1793
  • Bancroft collection.
Description
6 linear foot (2 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
Summary
Joseph Hawley (1723-1788) of Northampton, Massachusetts, a lawyer, legislator and militia officer, was one of the foremost political leaders of the American revolutionary movement in Massachusetts. The Joseph Hawley papers, dating 1653 to 1804, consist of letters and documents relating to him or members of his family dealing with public and private affairs, especially during the colonial wars and the Revolutionary era. Among these are letters to and from Joseph Hawley and his brother Elisha Hawley; Elisha Hawley’s brief journal of the Crown Point expedition, 1755; items pertaining to the ministry of Jonathan Edwards in Northampton; and papers of the Northampton Committee of Correspondence, of which Hawley was chairman. The collection also includes Joseph Hawley's writings on religious, legal and political topics, circa 1740s-1783, notably concerning the Stamp Act and the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention; sermon notes, 1724-1750, taken by Joseph Hawley with his own Bible commentaries, the early notes probably taken by Joseph Hawley's father; Hawley's legal notes on a dispute between a Mr. French and Joseph Allen of Deerfield, [1750]; and two undated texts in Latin, possibly from Hawley’s student days.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Cadastral maps.
  • Commonplace books.
  • Diaries.
  • Military commissions.
  • Military records.
Access (note)
  • Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
  • Surrogates must be used in lieu of original materials.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Available on microfilm;
  • Available as digital images.
Funding (note)
  • Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Source (note)
  • Purchased by the Lenox Library from the estate of George Bancroft, 1893.
Call Number
MssCol 1360
OCLC
  • 767533639
  • 767533639
Author
Hawley, Joseph, 1723-1788.
Title
Joseph Hawley papers, 1653-1804.
Restricted Access
Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Surrogates must be used in lieu of original materials.
Additional Formats
Available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-326.
Available as digital images.
Funding
Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Finding Aids
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
Source
Purchased by the Lenox Library from the estate of George Bancroft, 1893.
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Occupation
Clergy.
Lawyers.
Legislators.
Soldiers.
Statesmen.
Added Author
Bollan, William, -1776, Correspondent.
Clarke, Joseph O., 1749-1850, Correspondent.
Cushing, Thomas, 1725-1788, Correspondent.
Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758, Correspondent.
Hawley, Elisha, 1726-1755, Correspondent.
Hawley, Joseph, 1723-1788, Correspondent.
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804, Correspondent.
Strong, Caleb, 1745-1819, Correspondent.
Trowbridge, Edmund, 1709-1793, Correspondent.
Bancroft collection.
Research Call Number
MssCol 1360
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