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MS Am 1569.4-1569.6

Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888. Family papers: Guide.

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Descriptive Summary

Repository: Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Location: b
Call No.: MS Am 1569.4
Call No.: MS Am 1569.5
Call No.: MS Am 1569.6
Creator: Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888.
Title: Family papers,
Date(s): 1777-1914.
Quantity: 4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Abstract: Papers of James Freeman Clarke's grandfathers, the Rev. James Freeman and the Revolutionary war general William Hull, both of Boston, Mass., and of his wife's family, the Huidekopers.

Acquisition Information:

*58M-226-228
Deposited by James Freeman Clarke; gift, 1956-1967.

Historical Note

Clarke was a Unitarian clergyman, author, and reformer closely associated with the Transcendentalists. He was minister in Louisville, Ky. (1833-1840) and at the Church of the Disciples in Boston (1841-1850, 1854-1888).
In 1839 Clarke married Anna Huidekoper, daughter of Harm Jan Huidekoper, businessman, lay theologian, and founder of Meadville Theological Seminary.
Rev. James Freeman (1759-1835) of Boston, Mass. was James Freeman Clarke's step-grandfather. James Freeman Clarke's grandfather, William Hull (1753-1825), was a general in the American Revolution and governor of the Michigan Territory. He was court martialled for failing to invade Canada in the War of 1812, but his Revolutionary War record prevented his execution. Henry Dearborn, a general in the War of 1812, presided over Hull's trial.

Arrangement

Organized into the following series:

Scope and Content

Huidekoper family papers are chiefly letters from Harm Jan Huidekoper to his children and letters to Anna Huidekoper Clarke from Huidekoper family members. There are also geneologies and descriptions of Meadville Theological Seminary, among other items.
James Freeman papers include his correspondence with Constant Freeman and others, sermons, papers relating to Kings Chapel in Boston, genealogies, and biographical sketches of James Freeman written by James Freeman Clarke.
William Hull papers contain his diaries and correspondence, letters to Henry Dearborn from various correspondents, and papers concerning Hull's trial and court martial. There are also writings about Hull by James Freeman Clarke and Maria Hull Campbell, as well as letters to Lillian Freeman Clarke from others.

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