Abbot, Henry L.
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Edwin Hale Abbot family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 27
Abstract:
The papers contain correspondence, letterpress copybooks, legal and financial documents, diaries, maps, blueprints, and photographs, the bulk of which documents the personal life and law and business careers of Edwin Hale Abbot.
Dates:
1787-1933
David Bushnell papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1107
Abstract:
Miscellaneous papers by and about Bushnell. Only two items are in his hand: a letter (1787) claiming land due him as a result of his service in the American Revolution, and a description of a model for a sailing torpedo [1824?]. Papers on his inventions include a letter by Ezra Lee (1815) with an account of Bushnell's submarine and Lee's operation of it in August 1787 in New York harbor. Also three letters by Joel Abbot (1825) to Bushnell (then known as David Bush) on his attempts to promote...
Dates:
1783-1956
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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David Bushnell papers