Hale family papers, 1818-1874.

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Creator

Hale family.

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division

Extent

• 1 linear foot (3 boxes, 1 oversize folder).

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Scope/Contents Note

Collection consists of correspondence and other papers of the Hale family of Newburyport, Mass. Includes letters, chiefly to relatives, from Benjamin Hale, Sr. (1797-1863),president of Hobart College, Geneva, N.Y., and from Benjamin Hale, Jr.; copies of lectures given at Geneva, N.Y. by Benjamin Hale, Sr.; correspondence, 1825-1847, of the Reverend John March; letters to Josiah Little Hale (1803-1875) and Thomas Hale (1800-1854), insurance companyexecutives in Brooklyn, N.Y., relating to their business and charitable affairs; papers pertaining to the receivership of the Merchants Marine Insurance Company andto other insurance firms; and papers, 1844-1845, concerning the building of the Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Controlled Access Terms

• Hale family.
• Hobart College -- Administration.
• Merchants Marine Insurance Company (New York, N.Y.)
• Plymouth Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
• Insurance companies -- New York (State) -- New York.
• Charities -- New York (State) -- New York.
• Religious institutions -- New York (State) -- New York -- Brooklyn.
• New York (N.Y.) -- Commerce.
• Businessmen.
• Clergy.
• Educators.

Additional Creator Names

• Hale, Benjamin, 1797-1863.
• Hale, Benjamin.
• Hale, Moses Little, 1799-1874.
• Hale, Josiah, 1803-1875.
• Hale, Thomas, 1800-1854.
• March, John C. (John Charles), 1805-1846.
• Stone, Jacob.