LUTHER S. CUSHING AND FAMILY:
An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
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OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Cushing, Luther Stearns, 1803-1856. | |
| Title: | Luther S. Cushing and family papers. | |
| Dates: | 1662-1878. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, certificates and commissions, financial papers, biographical and genealogical materials, and news clippings of the family of Luther Cushing, a Massachusetts lawyer, political figure, and writer. The material includes colonial and early state seals and documents that bear the signatures of Joseph Warren, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Charles Sumner, and others. | |
| Quantity: | 0.2 cubic feet (1 folder, 1 oversize folder, and 3 items in reserve). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Luther S. Cushing, born June 22, 1803, was the son of the Hon. Edmund Cushing of Lunenburg, Massachusetts. He graduated from the law school in Cambridge in 1826. In 1832 he was elected a representative from Boston to the Legislature and appointed an associate judge of the Court of Common Pleas the same year. He was the reporter of decisions of the Supreme Court from 1848-1854. He published manuals on both the legislature and the law. He died on the 53rd anniversary of his birth, June 22, 1856.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Access to and use of reserve materials requires the curator's permission.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Luther S. Cushing and family papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 2195; 2204
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 008503708
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| P113 | Biographical and genealogical family papers, undated. 4 items. | ||||||||||
| Correspondence and miscellaneous, undated. 4 items. | |||||||||||
| Letter from Thomas Mitchell to Experians Mitchell, July 24, 1662. | |||||||||||
| Financial papers and political appointments, 1790-1842. 6 items. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence and miscellaneous, 1830-1878. 12 items. | |||||||||||
| Includes a letter from Josiah A. Mitchell from New Orleans (November 16, 1830), Hannah Cushing's will (January 18, 1834), a letter from Josiah A. Mitchell from South Carolina (June 5, 1834), and a news clipping of the death of Luther Cushing (June 23, 1856). | |||||||||||
| 105.F.3.7B-2 | Oversize: | ||||||||||
| Boston-Gazette and Country Journal, December 6, 1756. | |||||||||||
| Note included with the page: "In 1719 William Brocker set up a sheet of his own The Boston Gazette. This paper James Franklin was employed to print. James Franklin was the brother of Benjamin Franklin. He afterwards started the New England Courant which Benjamin delivered to customers from Old Boston in Colonial Days" -- Mary Caroline Crawford. | |||||||||||
| Appointment: Jacob Cushing as Justice of the Peace in Suffolk County, in the Province of Massachusetts-Bay, September 6, 1775. | |||||||||||
| Signed by fifteen members of the Council. | |||||||||||
| Appointments: Charles Cushing as Justice of the Peace in Worcester County, Massachusetts, February 20, 1808 and February 9, 1815. 2 items. | |||||||||||
| Appointment: George Cushing as Justice of the Peace in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, January 24, 1845. | |||||||||||
| +Reserve 45 | Commission: Charles Cushing as Lieutenant in Col. William Heath's foot company, May 19, 1775. | ||||||||||
| Signed by Joseph Warren, President P.T. of Massachusetts-Bay Colony. | |||||||||||
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| Commission: Charles Cushing as Colonel of the Second Regiment of Militia in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, July 1, 1781. | |||||||||||
| Signed by Governor John Hancock. | |||||||||||
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| Appointment: Charles Cushing as Justice of the Peace in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, February 11, 1794. | |||||||||||
| Signed by Lieutenant-Governor Samuel Adams. | |||||||||||
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CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Persons:
- Cushing family.
- Franklin, James, 1697-1735.
- Mitchell family.
- Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874.
- Warren, Joseph, 1741-1775.
- Organizations:
- Massachusetts. Governor (1794-1797 : Adams).
- Massachusetts. Governor (1780-1785 : Hancock).
- Places:
- Massachusetts -- Genealogy.
- Massachusetts -- Politics and government.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 18th century.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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