1728-1878
Guide to the Collection
Abstract
This collection consists of autographs of U.S. political figures kept by Massachusetts Governor Roger Wolcott, including John Quincy Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and George Washington.
Biographical Sketch
Roger Wolcott was born in Boston in 1847, the son of Joshua Huntington Wolcott and Cornelia (Frothingham) Wolcott. The family was descended from Oliver Wolcott, one of the founders of Connecticut. Roger Wolcott was a graduate of Harvard College, Class of 1870, and Harvard Law School, 1874, and was admitted to the Massachusetts bar the same year. In addition to his legal practice, Wolcott became involved in Republican Party politics in Massachusetts, winning a seat on the Boston Common Council in 1877 and eventually becoming governor of Massachusetts from 1896 to 1900. Wolcott died in Boston on 21 December 1900.
Collection Description
This collection consists of autograph letters, certificates, and cut-slip autographs of United States political figures kept by Massachusetts Governor Roger Wolcott, including John Quincy Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, George Washington, and Samuel, Jabez, and Ebenezer Huntington, among many others. Included are signatures of many governors of the state of Connecticut.
Acquisition Information
Deposited by Roger Wolcott, Jr., August 1910.
Detailed Description of the Collection
I. Autograph letters, 1770-1878
Arranged alphabetically.
Signed bill of exchange to Thomas Mumford.
II. Certificates, 1728-1870
Signed check.
Certificate of contribution to the Metropolitan Memorial M.E. Church, Washington, D.C., issued to William A. Buckingham.
Appointment of Andrew Huntington to judge of probate in Norwich, [Conn.]
Commission to Ebenezer Huntington as first lieutenant of Captain Hanchet's Company in the 22nd Regiment of Foot.
Commission to Ebenezer Huntington as captain of a company in the 22nd Regiment of Foot.
Commission to Ebenezer Huntington as lieutenant colonel in Samuel B. Wells' Regiment.
Commission to Ebenezer Huntington as adjutant general of the Connecticut Militia, with rank of brigadier general.
Commission to Ebenezer Huntington as major general of the 3rd Division of Militia in Connecticut.
Commission to Ebenezer Huntington as brigadier general commandant of the Military Corps.
Appointment of Jabez Huntington as judge of the Court of Probate, Norwich, [Conn.]
Commission to Thomas Mumford as lieutenant of the New London Troop of Horse.
Passport for brig Aurora, Hugh Curran, master.
Yale [diploma?] issued to Ebenezer Huntington.
Commission to Ebenezer Huntington as lieutenant colonel of Colonel Webb's Regiment in the Army of the United States.
Hand-lettered certificate issued to Jabez Huntington.
Hand-lettered certificate issued to Jabez Huntington.
Deed for land in North Carolina to William [Routledge].
III. Cut-slip autographs, 1785-1820, undated
Preferred Citation
Roger Wolcott autograph collection, Massachusetts Historical Society.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.
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Materials Removed from the Collection
Photographs from this collection have been removed to the Roger Wolcott photograph collection (unprocessed) (Photo. Coll. 500.98).