Hillhouse, James, 1754-1832
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1754 - 1832
Biography
James Hillhouse (1754-1832), American lawyer, real estate developer, and politician from New Haven, Connecticut.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Chauncey family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 135
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, account books, financial records, diaries, journals, and other papers relating to the personal lives and professional careers of the Chauncey family of Connecticut. Material relating to the American Revolution and the colonial period includes the correspondence, legal papers, and financial records of Charles Chauncey (1747-1823). The legal papers of Charles Chauncey (1777-1849) document his work in Philadelphia. The European travel diaries for Nathaniel...
Dates:
1675-1928
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Chauncey family papers
Hillhouse family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 282
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, deeds, account books, estate records, architectural drawings, legal papers, notebooks, commonplace books, letterbooks, scrapbooks, daybooks, and miscellaneous papers documenting the personal lives and professional careers of three generations of the Hillhouse family of New Haven, Connecticut and New York. Major figures represented in the papers include: James Hillhouse (1754-1832), Mary Lucas Hillhouse (1785-1871), James Abraham Hillhouse (1789-1841),...
Dates:
1707-1943
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Hillhouse family papers
Letter : New Haven, Connecticut, to Samuel Huntington, 1792 Jun 28
Part of Collection — Box 57: [Barcode: 39002137225323], Folder: GROUP 2167, F-1
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
ALS with address leaf regarding Yale College.
Dates:
1792 Jun 28
Treasurer, Yale University, records
Collection
Call Number: RU 151
Abstract:
The records consist of correspondence, minutes, memoranda, reports, audits, ledgers, cash journals, student accounts and bills, estate files, investment accounts, and construction records of the treasurer documenting every aspect of Yale's financial history up to 1971.
Dates:
1700-1973
Eli Whitney papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 554
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence and business papers relating to Eli Whitney's interests in developing the cotton gin and the manufacture of firearms employing a system of interchangeable parts. The papers include land records relating to the acquisition of property for the mill site, patents on inventions, account books and other financial records, and contracts and drawings concerning firearms production. Also included in the papers are records of Eli Whitney's estate, papers of Eli...
Dates:
1716-1959, bulk 1785-1881
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Eli Whitney papers