John Lowell papers
Item
Country
US
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
eng
Contact information: postal address
Harvard Yard, Harvard University, Cambridge MA 02138
Contact information: phone number
001 (617) 495 2440
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
Houghton_Library@harvard.edu
Reference number
MS Am 1582
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (official language of the state)
John Lowell papers
Language of title
eng
Creator / accumulator
John Lowell
Date(s)
1629/1894
Language(s)
eng
Extent
5 linear feet (11 boxes)
Type of material
Textual Material
Physical condition
Good
Scope and content
This collection contains professional correspondence and legal documents reflecting the careers of the two John Lowells, father and son. It includes depositions, testimonies and memoranda from legal cases; reports and petitions of congresses; and deeds, contracts, wills, accounts, receipts, and promissory notes. The collection also contains correspondence from other family members.
Among the court records included in this collection is a testimony presented by Abraham Touro before the Massachusetts District Court in June 1772 concerning a case involving a trading ship from London, the Charlotte, Captain Mackay (box 8, no. 675). A digital copy is available online:
Among the court records included in this collection is a testimony presented by Abraham Touro before the Massachusetts District Court in June 1772 concerning a case involving a trading ship from London, the Charlotte, Captain Mackay (box 8, no. 675). A digital copy is available online:
Administrative / Biographical history
John Lowell (1743-1802) was a Massachusetts lawyer and judge. He received his BA from Harvard College in 1760 and served in the Continental Congress from 1782 to 1783. His son, John Lowell (1769-1840), was a Massachusetts lawyer, agriculturist, philanthropist, and Federalist pamphlet writer. He received his BA from Harvard College in 1786.
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System of arrangement
Records are arranged alphabetically by author.
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Author of the description
Carla Vieira, 2023
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