Dewey, William Worthington, 1777-1861

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Dates

Existence: 1777 - 1861

Biography

William Worthington Dewey was born April 19, 1777. He moved to Hanover, New Hampshire in 1779, when he was two years old. Dewey was a farmer in Hanover until 1860, after which he farmed in Norwich, Vermont. He was also an antiquarian. Dewey died in 1861.

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Lois Eames correspondence

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 821573.1

Mss 821573.1

Date(s): 1821 to 1824

Abstract

In English.

Moor's School bill

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 841107

Mss 841107

Date(s): 1841-01-07

Abstract

In English.

William Dewey letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 000154.1

Mss 000154.1

Date(s): undated

Abstract

In English.

William W. Dewey Journal

Item 1

Identifier: 003442

Codex 003442

Date(s): Circa 1804 - 1822

Abstract

Journal of William Worthington Dewey; 60 pp. Includes mostly apothecary recipes and concoctions for home and farm use. Additionally, several references to the deaths of Hanover, NH residents are included; including Bezaleel Woodward. Multiple references to local weather are recorded as well as marking of the ruling from the United States Supreme Court on the Dartmouth College Case.

William W. Dewey notebooks and sketches

Collection

Identifier: MS-1264

MS-1264

Date(s): 1860 to 1883

Abstract

William W. Dewey (1777-1861), farmer. Contains notebooks with observations and recollections of life and death in Hanover, NH during the late 18th and early 19th century. Sketches of early Dartmouth College buildings are also included.

William Worthington Dewey remarks

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 825900.1

Mss 825900.1

Date(s): 1825

Abstract

In English.

Wm. Dewey letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 803679

Mss 803679

Date(s): 1803-12-29

Abstract

In English.

Zenas Coleman survey

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 803126

Mss 803126

Date(s): 1803-01-26

Abstract

In English.