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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Ames Family Papers
Identifier/Call Number: M0003
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1782-1927
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Judge Alden Ames in September, 1959.
Fisher Ames (1758-1808) was a statesman, Federalist publicist, orator and Congressman. He was elected to Congress in 1789
and served until 1796. In 1805 he was offered the presidency of Harvard, but declined due to poor health and "advancing age"
(47). His son Seth Ames married Margaret S. Bradford; their son Pelham Warren Ames served in the navy during the Civil War
and was a lawyer.
[Identification of item] Ames Family Papers, M003, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
The papers of the Ames family include correspondence, notes, and financial records of Fisher Ames; correspondence of Margaret
Bradford-Ames; military papers, letters, business papers, and notes of Pelham Warren Ames (San Francisco and Boston); and
genealogical records.
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