Oliver, Peter, 1713-1791

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Peter Oliver was Chief Justice of the Superior Court of the Coloney of Massachusetts from 1772-1775. He was an American loyalist during the American Revolution. In 1776 he left Massachusetts and settled in England.

From the description of Origin and progress of the American rebellion in the year 1776, in a letter to a friend, 1825. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 758521297

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creatorOf Oliver, Peter, 1713-1791. Origin and progress of the American rebellion in the year 1776, in a letter to a friend, 1825. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn American Political Society (Worcester, Mass.). Records, 1773-1776. Gadsden Public Library
creatorOf Brimmer, Sarah Watson, 1759-. Hutchinson-Watson papers, 1766-1896. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Massachusetts. State of Massachusetts Bay act of confiscating conspirators' estates, 1779. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Brimmer, Eliza Oliver, 1780-. Hutchinson-Watson-Oliver letters, 1769-1892, bulk: 1769-1842. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846. Papers of Benjamin Waterhouse, 1786-1836 (inclusive). Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library
creatorOf Storke and Gainsborough. Correspondence with American merchants, 1721-1740. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Oliver family. Oliver family papers, 1419-1957. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780. Hutchinson-Oliver papers, 1638-1858. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780. Hutchinson-Oliver papers, 1638-1858 [microform] CUNY Graduate Center, Mina Rees Library
creatorOf Pitts family. Papers, 1648-1959. Library of Congress
referencedIn Thornton, John Wingate, 1818-1878. Correspondence, notes, and clippings on his review of Peter Oliver's "Puritan Commonwealth" [manuscript] 1857-1858. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Backus, Isaac, 1724-1806. Extracts from A history of New England : from the year 1620 to 1680. By William Hubbard. : holograph manuscript, 1774 / written by Isaac Backus. Wake Forest University - ZSR Library, Z. Smith Reynolds Library
referencedIn Stanford University Press archival book copies, 1900-2012 Cecil H. Green Library. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
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associatedWith Thornton, John Wingate, 1818-1878. person
associatedWith Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846. person
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Birth 1713-03-26

Death 1791-10-12

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