1663-1834
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摘要
这个收藏包括法律文件， extensive case notes, and correspondence of Nathan Dane, lawyer from Beverly, 质量. 的 论文 include correspondence from the 业主 of the Kennebec Purchase in Maine and other individuals and institutions for which Dane served as 法律顾问，以及创. 亨利·诺克斯对沃尔多的看法 Patent in Maine, and correspondence regarding the Salem Turnpike and Chelsea 桥集团.戴恩是这家公司的董事.
传记草图
Nathan Dane (1752-1835) was born in Ipswich, 质量.丹尼尔·戴恩的儿子 and Abigail Burnham, and is the direct descendant of John Dane, who settled at 1638年的伊普斯维奇. Educated at Harvard, Dane became a teacher and eventually a 马萨诸塞州贝弗利的律师. and, in 1782, was elected to represent Beverly in the 马萨诸塞州普通法院. 他三次连任，1785年， served as delegate from 麻萨诸塞州 to the Continental Congress. 除了 to serving on committees, he also helped draft the "Ordinance for the 西北地区政府.他反对联邦宪法 final draft and retired from Congress to return to his practice in Beverly. In 1790, he was elected to the 麻萨诸塞州 Senate, and he was re-elected annually 从1793年到1798年. Difficulty hearing forced him to leave his position in the state Senate, but he continued working and, in 1812, served on the 委员会 which was appointed to revise and publish the 麻萨诸塞州 Colonial and 省级法律. By 1820, he was almost entirely deaf and devoted his time to two writing projects that he had been working on for a number of years. 的 first, "A Moral and Political Survey of America," a series of essays, was never 发表. 第二个, 的总节略和摘要 American Law, with Occasional Notes and Comments，发表于 1823年出版了八卷. During the last years of his life, he often spent twelve to fourteen hours a day in his library and never lost interest in learning. He 在贝弗利去世，享年83岁.
og体育官网描述
的 内森·戴恩论文 consist of 18 boxes and 1 oversize box containing legal 论文, extensive case notes, and correspondence of Nathan Dane, lawyer 来自马萨诸塞州贝弗利. Much of the correspondence concerns the 业主 of the Kennebec Purchase and other individuals and institutions for which Dane served as 法律顾问. Charles Vaughan, agent, and Arodi Taylor, clerk of the 业主们是频繁的通信者. 包括几封信来自 创. 亨利·诺克斯og体育平台沃尔多专利的诉讼. 其他项目包括 correspondence in regard to the Salem Turnpike and Chelsea 桥集团., of which Dane was a director; a copy of the "麻萨诸塞州 Answer to the 弗吉尼亚og体育平台外星人的决议 & 煽动罪，戴恩写的 (1月. 1799); and account books as agent for 质量. og体育平台革命的 War claims of 麻萨诸塞州 against the United States.
Also included are a letter from James Monroe (12 Feb. 1795)给本杰明 Lovett in regard to the capture of the schooner 云雀 被一艘法国私掠船和 other Lovett materials; correspondence of John, Joseph, and Andrew Cabot with 约瑟夫Gardoqui & Sons regarding trade at Bilbao, Spain, and with Dane; a copy of a ten-page letter from Dane to Daniel Webster (10 May 1832) concerning legislation to provide pensions for veterans of the Revolution; and deeds and other legal documents related to lands in Newbury, Beverly, and other towns in 埃塞克斯郡，马萨诸塞州.
Other bound volumes include Dane's weather diary (1815-1834), office receipt book (1789-1817), and lists of real estate taxes (1780-1801) with currency and commodity valuations (1774-1820); docket books of cases at the Essex County (质量.) Court of Common Pleas (1782-1812); a 收据簿(1783-1784); and three account books of client Nathaniel Gould (1758-1781).
获取信息
的 bulk of the collection was a donation from the estate of Nathan Dane, ca. 1835. 的 account books related to 麻萨诸塞州 claims were acquired by 购买1月. 1914. 的 weather diary was a gift of Goodspeed's, Jan. 1965.
收集的详细描述
I. 通信和商业文件; 1663-1834
按时间顺序安排.
II. 杂项
3. 添加, 1741-1834
IV. 卷, 1758-1834
缩微胶卷，P-790.
缩微胶卷，P-790.
储存在超大箱.
缩微胶卷，P-790.
喜欢引用
内森·戴恩论文, 马萨诸塞州历史学会.
访问条款
This collection is indexed under the following headings in 阿比盖尔, the online catalog of the 马萨诸塞州历史学会. 研究人员 desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should 使用这些标题搜索目录.