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Description: 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. Correspondence consists of Joseph Hawley's draft of a letter concerning the death of his brother Elisha Hawley (1726-1755); a letter to him from Boston bookseller Jeremiah Condy, 1758 December 9; and the fragment of a letter from John Adams to Hawley [1774 June 27] regarding the importance of a colonial congress. Also present are Hawley's address to the militia of Northampton, circa 1775; a fragment of his confession of belief in Arminianism; and five deeds conveying property in Northampton, to Elisha Hawley in 1751, and to Joseph Hawley, 1760-1784.
Names: Hawley, Joseph, 1723-1788 (Creator); Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Correspondent); Condy, Jeremiah, 1709-1768 (Correspondent); Hawley, Joseph, 1723-1788 (Correspondent)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1751 - 1784
Library locations: Manuscripts and Archives Division; Shelf locator: MssCol 23227
Topics: Hawley, Elisha, 1726-1755; Massachusetts. Militia; Booksellers and bookselling -- Massachusetts -- Boston; Real property -- Massachusetts -- Northampton; Lawyers; Soldiers; statesmen; Massachusetts -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783; Massachusetts -- Religion -- 18th century; Northampton (Mass.) -- History; United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Genres: Correspondence; Speeches; Deeds
Notes: Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Physical Description: Extent: .1 linear feet (1 folder)
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646863; MSS Unit ID: 23227; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a66b3600-4711-013d-df74-0242ac110002

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