Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790

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Governor and public official from Massachusetts.

From the description of James Bowdoin papers, 1785-1786. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980726

American politician, governor of Massachusetts, 1785-87; father of James Bowdoin, 1752-1811

From the guide to the James Bowdoin, Sr. letter to John Sullivan, 1786, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

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referencedIn Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796. DS, 1787 April 26, Boston, Massachusetts. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
creatorOf Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790. Shays' Rebellion papers, 1786-1787. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. Warren-Adams papers, 1767-1822. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Bourne family. Papers, 1687-1791 (inclusive), 1730-1791 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf James Bowdoin, Sr. letter to John Sullivan, 1786 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Keith, Israel, 1750-1819. Papers, 1767-1803. New York State Library
creatorOf Keith, Israel, 1751-1819. Correspondence, 1786-1792. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790. DS, 1787 May 14. : Boston. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Notification to Aaron Wood. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Harvard University. Treasurer. Records of the Treasurer, John Hancock, 1754-1926 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Williams, Samuel, 1743-1817. Remarks upon the controversy relating to the line between Massachusetts and New York, 1785. State Library of Massachusetts
creatorOf Cooper, William, 1720-1809. Resolution protesting the Boston Massacre, 1770 Mar. 22 : Boston, Mass. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
referencedIn Autograph File, B, ca.1500-1982 Houghton Library
creatorOf Massachusetts. Governor (1785-1787 : Bowdoin). Letter to Patrick Henry, 30 March, 1786. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Hutchinson, Edward, of Boston, Mass. Edward Hutchinson papers, 1740-1758. New London County Historical Society
referencedIn Shirley, William, 1694-1771. Appointment, 1753 Sept. 14, Boston, Massachusetts. New England Historic Genealogical Society
referencedIn Richard Price Papers, 1767-1790 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Pike, Nicolas, 1743-1819. Papers, 1783-1798. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Tewksbury, John, d. 1816. Papers, 1772-1776. Wintrop Public Library & Museum
referencedIn Wendell family papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Price, Richard, 1723-1791. Papers, 1767-1790. American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf Trumbull, Jonathan, 1710-1785. Papers, 1637-1787. Connecticut Historical Society
referencedIn Winthrop family papers, 1537-1904. Library of Congress
creatorOf Bowdoin, James, 1676-1747. Naushon papers, 1641-1947. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Tyler, Royall, 1757-1826. Papers of Royall Tyler [manuscript], 1787-1824, (bulk 1808-1824). University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Walett, Francis G., 1919-. James Bowdoin: the making of a revolutionary, 198- Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf May family. Papers, 1752-1875. Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library
creatorOf Ward family. Ward family papers, 1721-1953. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Massachusetts. Governor (1785-1787 : Bowdoin). Address to the People of the Commonwealth, 1787 January 12. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Nye, Obed Butler, 1774-1864. Papers, 1776-1827. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Deblois, Gilbert, 1725-1791. Gilbert Deblois ledger book, 1769-1792 Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Brooks-Keyes family papers, 1761-1908 Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Keith, Israel, 1751-1819. Papers, 1767-1803. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Pitts family. Papers, 1648-1959. Library of Congress
creatorOf Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790. Note, 1786. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Sewall, David, 1735-1818. Legal brief, 1769. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Bowdoin, family. Miscellaneous papers, ca. 1721-1820. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Shirley, William, 1694-1771. Appointment, 1753 Sept. 14. Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum
creatorOf Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790. Letter, 1787 Feb. 24, Boston, to Benjamin Lincoln. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Massachusetts. Governor (1785-1787 : Bowdoin). Letter to the Militia, 1786 November 30. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn James Freeman Clarke family papers, 1777-1914. Houghton Library
creatorOf Kirkland, Samuel, 1741-1808. Papers 1765-1808. Hamilton College, Daniel Burke Library
creatorOf Bowdoin, James, 1727-1790. Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Major General Lincoln, 1787 Jan. 22. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Science in the American British colonies collection, 1672-1766. Library of Congress
referencedIn Papers, 1775-1782. Houghton Library
referencedIn Cary, Richard, 1717-1790. Letter of presentation of the portrait of Denys de Berdt to the State of Massachusetts ..., [1780]. State Library of Massachusetts
referencedIn Inventory of the estate of James Bowdoin ..., 1748 Mar. 29. State Library of Massachusetts
referencedIn Bancroft, George, 1800-1891. Letters from George Bancroft [manuscript] 1838, 1873, 1877. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume IX, Miscellany, 1766-1808 Cornell University Library
creatorOf Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790. James Bowdoin papers, 1785-1786. Library of Congress
referencedIn Williams, Samuel, 1743-1817. Papers, 1778-1806. American Antiquarian Society
referencedIn Massachusetts. Governor (1785-1787 : Bowdoin). Letter, 1787 February 17. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Samuel Holten Papers, 1630-1843, (bulk 1744-1843) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803. Examination of the claim of New York (State), [1784]. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Storke and Gainsborough. Correspondence with American merchants, 1721-1740. American Periodical Series I
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associatedWith Bowdoin, family. family
correspondedWith Cary, Richard, 1717-1790. person
correspondedWith Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888 person
associatedWith Cooke, Nicholas, 1717-1782 person
associatedWith Cooper, William, 1720-1809. person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Deblois, Gilbert, 1725-1791. person
associatedWith Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796. person
correspondedWith Griswold, Matthew, 1714-1799 person
associatedWith Harvard University. Treasurer. corporateBody
correspondedWith Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799 person
associatedWith Holten, Samuel, 1738-1816. person
associatedWith Hutchinson, Edward, of Boston, Mass. person
associatedWith Keith, Israel, 1751-1819. person
associatedWith Kirkland, Samuel, 1741-1808. person
associatedWith Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810, person
correspondedWith Lowell, John, 1743-1802 person
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associatedWith Perry, James. person
associatedWith Phillips, Samuel, 1715-1790. person
associatedWith Pike, Nicolas, 1743-1819. person
associatedWith Pitts family. family
associatedWith Price, Richard, 1723-1791. person
associatedWith Sewall, David, 1735-1818. person
associatedWith Shirley, William, 1694-1771. person
associatedWith Storke and Gainsborough. corporateBody
associatedWith Tewksbury, John, d. 1816. person
associatedWith Trumbull, Jonathan, 1710-1785. person
associatedWith Tyler, Royall, 1757-1826. person
associatedWith Walett, Francis G., 1919- person
associatedWith Ward family. family
correspondedWith Wendell family. family
associatedWith Williams, Samuel, 1743-1817. person
associatedWith Wood, Aaron. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
United States
United States
Maryland--Annapolis
New York (State)
Subject
Commerce
Congresses and conventions
Shays' Rebellion, 1786-1787
Occupation
Governor
Public officials
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Birth 1726-08-07

Death 1790-11-06

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