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Manuscript MS-454
Full Finding Aid
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Title: |
Guide to the Papers of Jonathan Freeman , 1772 - 1811 |
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Call Number: |
Manuscript MS-454 |
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Collection Dates: |
1772 - 1811 |
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Size of Collection: |
1 box (.25 linear ft.) |
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Abstract: |
Jonathan Freeman (1745-1808), Trustee and Financier of Dartmouth College. Contains correspondence, accounts, leases, legal summons and pleas. Documents Freeman's family life and relations with Dartmouth College. |
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Access to Collection: |
Unrestricted. |
Use & Access
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Access to Collection
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Permission from Dartmouth College required for publication or reproduction.
Introduction to the Collection
The Jonathan Freeman papers contain correspondence to and from Freeman, 11 typed transcriptions of Freeman's correspondence, account entries, leases, legal summons and pleas. The papers document Freeman's family life and time as the Financier and Trustee for Dartmouth College. Additional materials address a landholding legal dispute with Ebenezer Woodward.
Biography
Jonathan Freeman (1745-1808) was a Trustee of Dartmouth College from 1793-1808 as well as Financier of Dartmouth College from 1789-1808. In 1797 Freeman was elected to U.S. Congress where he served until 1801. As an original Hanover settler and prominent landholder Freeman was responsible for the first survey of the village as well as its design with the Green at the center.
Series, Box & Folder List
Series 1, Correspondence, 1797-1811
Contains handwritten correspondence from and to Jonathan Freeman concerning family and domestic life as well as correspondence pertaining to Freeman's association with Dartmouth College as financier. Several typed transcriptions of personal correspondence accompany.
Series 2, Accounts, 1772-1808
Contains ledger entries, correspondence and leases related to Dartmouth College finances
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