70-825: The Old Constitution House is a historic house at 16 North Main Street in Windsor , Vermont . It is the birthplace of the Vermont Republic and the Constitution of the State of Vermont . A mid-18th century building built in a simple Georgian architectural style , the Old Constitution House was originally called the Windsor Tavern , and belonged to Elijah West at the time of the signing of
140-661: A U.S. President ( Andrew Johnson ) in his impeachment trial. In a sense, they both successfully argued their cases, which represent two of the five U.S. Presidential impeachment efforts. An impeachment trial was not held in Nixon's case: he resigned before the House of Representatives acted on the House Judiciary Committee's recommendation that he be impeached. A eulogist summarized his career thus: Mr. Evarts's most conspicuous, perhaps sole, title to fame is, that he
210-472: A female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.83. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
280-469: A junior counsel for the defense, which was headed by Senator John J. Crittenden of Kentucky. Edwards was convicted, but Evarts's handling of his duties earned him notice as a promising lawyer. In 1851, Evarts began his partnership with Charles F. Southmayd (the firm was then named Butler, Evarts & Southmayd), a partnership that would last for the rest of his professional career in one form or another. In 1859 Evarts invited Joseph Hodges Choate to join
350-779: A month-long trial, the jury was unable to come to a verdict. Unlike other Northern Whigs, Evarts was not an abolitionist and defended the Compromise of 1850 drafted by Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas . He was not involved in the antislavery crusade except for his involvement in the Lemmon Slave Case. Evarts never showed the talent or inclination for electoral politics, but he early became relied on by party leaders to perform oratorical or public ceremonial functions. In early 1852 he made two major addresses at large meetings for Daniel Webster 's candidacy: one in March at
420-592: A rail depot. Windsor Station connected the town to out-of-state markets. It was after the railroad went through that the area was discovered by tourists. Windsor's war memorial, the City Center Veterans Memorial, was created by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 19.8 square miles (51.2 km ), of which 19.5 square miles (50.6 km )
490-459: A result of this case his firm would be entrusted with many large estates, including that of the Astors . The most fame Evarts ever received for a case, however, came in 1875 when he represented nationally famous clergyman Henry Ward Beecher in a suit for "criminal conversation" (adultery) by Beecher with the wife of plaintiff Theodore Tilton and the alienation of his wife's affections. The case
560-524: A state until 1791). In 1820, it was the state's largest town, a thriving center for trade and agriculture . In 1835, the first dam was built across Mill Brook to provide water power . Factories made guns , machinery , tinware , furniture and harnesses . The community is named for Windsor, Connecticut . In 1846, Robbins and Lawrence received a government contract to manufacture firearms. Using advanced machine tools to produce interchangeable parts, they and their associates established factories in
630-463: A thunderous cacophony of salutes from steamer whistles, brass bands, and booming guns, together with clouds of smoke from the cannonade, engulfed the statue for the next half hour. Senator Evarts retired from public life in 1891 due to ill health. He was still a partner in his law practice in New York City, called Evarts, Southmoyd and Choate. He died in New York City on February 28, 1901, and
700-608: A time of "fervor in mission propagandism") who led the fight against Indian removals , died when William was thirteen. William's mother was the daughter of Roger Sherman , Connecticut founding father, a signatory to the Declaration of Independence , the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution . Evarts attended Boston Latin School , then Yale College . In his college class were Morrison Waite , later Chief Justice of
770-550: Is a town in Windsor County , Vermont , United States. As the "Birthplace of Vermont", the town is where the Constitution of Vermont was adopted in 1777, thus marking the founding of the Vermont Republic , a sovereign state until 1791, when Vermont joined the United States. Over much of its history, Windsor was home to a variety of manufacturing enterprises. Its population was 3,559 at the 2020 census . One of
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#1732782400200840-403: Is also home to the second location of Harpoon Brewery of Boston. William M. Evarts William Maxwell Evarts (February 6, 1818 – February 28, 1901) was an American lawyer and statesman from New York who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York . He was renowned for his skills as a litigator and was involved in three of
910-478: Is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km ) (1.06%) is water. Home to part of Mount Ascutney , Windsor is situated beside the Connecticut River . The town is crossed by Interstate 91 , U.S. Route 5 , Vermont Route 12 , Vermont Route 44 , and Vermont Route 44A . It is bordered by the town of Weathersfield to the south, West Windsor to the west, and Hartland to the north. To the east, across
980-564: Is located in Windsor. Amtrak , the national passenger rail system, provides daily service through Windsor, operating its Vermonter between Washington, D.C. , and St. Albans, Vermont . Moon Dance Since 1999, Windsor has regularly hosted this Autumn street festival, complete with live bands, magicians , and hypnotists . Windsor is home to Paradise Park in the Windsor Town Forest , which borders Runnemede Lake. Windsor
1050-414: Is selecting felicitous vocabulary as it goes along. He has a fine humor, but it is the humor of cultivation, not the coarse fun of the vulgar. His appeal to the intelligence of juries are the highest in their tone, the broadest in their scope and the deepest in their power of any in modern times. Evarts early associated himself with the city's Whig interests dominated by Thurlow Weed . In 1849 he received
1120-479: The Connecticut River valley and throughout New England. Two factories, now both closed, sustained the economy of Windsor: Cone Automatic Machine Company and a Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company plant. Windsor village began development at the end of the 18th century and achieved importance in Vermont history as the location of the framing of the constitution of Vermont. It is known as the birthplace of Vermont, where
1190-694: The Electoral Commission that resolved the disputed presidential election of 1876 . During President Hayes's administration, he served as Secretary of State. Initially, Evarts did not act upon reports of corruption in the foreign service and supported actions against internal whistleblowers John Myers, Wiley Wells and later John Mosby . However, when President Grant continued to hear such complaints during his post-presidential around-the-world tour, and such were confirmed by internal troubleshooters DeB. Randolph Keim and former General turned consul to Japan Julius Stahel , Evarts began to clean house before
1260-535: The Green Mountain Boys formed a militia aligned primarily against the New York colony and its governor. In January 1777 representatives of the grants met in convention at Westminster . The convention declared its independence from all external forces, and adopted the name "New Connecticut." The group reconvened on June 4, 1777, at Windsor , a letter by Dr. Thomas Young of Philadelphia, who supported
1330-745: The New Hampshire grants , Windsor was chartered as a town on July 6, 1761, by colonial governor Benning Wentworth . It was first settled in August 1764 by Captain Steele Smith and his family from Farmington, Connecticut . In 1777, the signers of the Constitution of the Vermont Republic met at Old Constitution House , a tavern at the time, to declare independence from the Great Britain (the Vermont Republic would not become
1400-895: The Republican National Convention from Illinois in 1908 and U.S. Minister to Switzerland from 1911 to 1913. Great-great-nephew Roger Sherman Greene II , the son of Daniel Crosby Greene and Mary Jane (Forbes) Greene, was the U.S. Vice Consul in Rio de Janeiro in 1903–1904, in Nagasaki in 1904–1905 and in Kobe in 1905; U.S. Consul in Vladivostok in 1907 and in Harbin 1909–11; and U.S. Consul General in Hankow , 1911–1914. Great-great-nephew Jerome Davis Greene (1874–1959)
1470-747: The U.S. Senate Committee on the Library from 1887 to 1891. He was also a sponsor of the Judiciary Act of 1891 , known as the Evarts Act, which created the United States courts of appeals . As an orator, Senator Evarts stood in the foremost rank, and some of his best speeches were published. Evarts led the American fund-raising effort for the pedestal for the Statue of Liberty , serving as
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#17327824002001540-475: The University of California . Son Allen Wardner Evarts graduated from Yale College in 1869. He supported the founding of Wolf's Head Society , and was first president of its alumni association. He held the position for a total of 20 years over two separate terms. He was a law partner, corporate president, and trustee of Vassar College . Son Maxwell Evarts graduated from Yale College in 1884, where he
1610-641: The poverty line , including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over. Windsor is served by Mount Ascutney School District, Vermont . The district is home to the Windsor Yellow Jackets and serves grades kindergarten to twelfth. The three schools in the district are the Windsor School and Windsor High School , as well as Albert Bridge School in West Windsor, Vermont. The Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
1680-576: The spoils system and advocated on behalf of Southern blacks. William M. Evarts was born on February 6, 1818, in Charlestown, Massachusetts , the son of Jeremiah Evarts and Mehitabel Barnes Sherman. Evarts's father, a native of Vermont, a "lawyer of fair practice and good ability," and later the editor of The Panoplist , a religious journal, and corresponding secretary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (during
1750-729: The 1880 election. He ultimately secured the resignation of a favorite subordinate, Frederick W. Seward , for shielding rascals, and then several consuls in the Far East, including George Seward , David Bailey and David Sickels. In 1881, Evarts was a delegate to the International Monetary Conference at Paris. Evarts gained the support of state legislators in 1884 for US Senator from New York, and from 1885 to 1891 he served one term. While in Congress ( 49th , 50th and 51st Congresses), he served as chairman of
1820-534: The British advances had panicked the convention, several called for adjournment and suggested reconvening later. A violent thunderstorm with heavy downpour kept delegates in West's Tavern and the document was completed, and signed. The Vermont Republic was begun, and continued for fourteen years. In 1791 Vermont joined the federal union, becoming the first state admitted after the original thirteen . Elijah West's tavern
1890-607: The Connecticut River, is Cornish, New Hampshire , to which Windsor is connected by the Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge , one of the longest covered bridges in the world. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,756 people, 1,520 households, and 945 families residing in the town. The population density was 192.1 people per square mile (74.2/km ). There were 1,611 housing units at an average density of 82.4 per square mile (31.8/km ). The racial makeup of
1960-461: The Court of appeals the judgment was affirmed. The Times concluded: "The three volumes of evidence reveal a web of fact, experience and motive, rarely matched in works of fiction, and the three remaining volumes of briefs and arguments exhibit an array of learning, ingenuity and sustained ability, that will always place this suit in the front rank of the causes célèbres of American jurisprudence." As
2030-878: The Metropolitan Hall and the other in June at Constitution Hall right before the Whig National Convention . Evarts's allegiance was out of touch not only with both the Northern and Southern factions of the Whigs but also with William H. Seward , who supported General Winfield Scott . Although most former Webster supporters belonged to the Whiggish-aligned, moderate wing of the Republican Party and Senator William H. Seward on
2100-605: The Reparations, Paris Peace Conference , in 1919; chairman, American Council Institute of Pacific Relations, 1929–1932; trustee of the Brookings Institution of Washington, 1928–1945; and a founding member of the Council on Foreign Relations . Great-grandson Archibald Cox served as a U.S. Solicitor General and special prosecutor during President Richard Nixon 's Watergate scandal , whereas Evarts defended
2170-607: The State of Virginia hired attorneys (including the eminent Charles O'Conor ) to contest the decision of the New York Superior Court releasing eight black slaves in the famous Lemmon Slave Case . When Ogden Hoffman , the New York Attorney General, died, the New York legislature appointed Evarts to replace him, and he argued to uphold the decision. The Appellate Division affirmed the ruling, and Virginia again appealed. Evarts again represented
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2240-714: The United States recover on its claims for the destruction of Union military ships, commercial ships, and commercial cargo by the CSS Alabama and other Confederate ships which had been built in and sailed from British ports during the American Civil War . Evarts was a founding member of the New York City Bar Association . He served as its first president from 1870 to 1879, the longest tenure of any president. Evarts served as counsel for President-elect Rutherford B. Hayes before
2310-589: The United States, Samuel J. Tilden , future New York Governor and Democratic presidential nominee and one of the contestants in the electoral commissions controversy in which Evarts acted as counsel for the Republicans, chemist Benjamin Silliman, Jr. , and Edwards Pierrepont , later United States Attorney General. While at Yale he became a member of two secret societies, the literary and debate oriented Linonian Society and Skull and Bones ; he later extolled
2380-679: The appointment of assistant United States attorney for the district of New York. He served until 1853. In 1851 he was also made a commissioner of the Almshouse (later known as the Commissioners of Charity and Correction). The most famous case Evarts was involved in while district attorney was against the famous journalist John L. O'Sullivan and his fellow filibusters , who had fitted out the Cleopatra to aid an insurrection in Cuba. After
2450-495: The area, and settlers from Connecticut and Massachusetts had claimed land and begun settlement. In 1764 British King George III ruled that New York had jurisdiction of the area, even though most of its settlement had taken place under New Hampshire-issued grants. Settlers faced continuing competing claims and demands for tax from both New Hampshire and New York, and exorbitant costs to transfer grants from New Hampshire to New York. The conflict continued and grew, and Ethan Allen and
2520-562: The attempt of independence, was read. Young urged the adoption of the name "Vermont" and the creation of a constitution for Vermont. On July 2, 1777, a constitutional convention met in Windsor at Elijah West's tavern. A new constitution, taking inspiration from Benjamin Franklin's constitution for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , was drafted. This constitution went further than Pennsylvania's in establishing civil liberties. It became
2590-589: The chairman of the American Committee. He spoke at its unveiling on October 28, 1886. His speech was entitled "The United Work of the Two Republics." Taking a breath in the middle of his address, he was understood to have completed his speech. The signal was given, and Bartholdi, together with Richard Butler and David H. King Jr., whose firm built the pedestal and erected the statue, let the veil fall from her face. A 'huge shock of sound' erupted as
2660-647: The constitution. The house is a Vermont State Historic Site , and is administered by the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation. It is also listed on National Register of Historic Places , separately since March 11, 1971 as well as a part of the Windsor Village Historic District since April 23, 1975. The land presently identified as Vermont had multiple claims upon it in the 18th century. British Royal governors from New Hampshire and New York claimed portions of
2730-407: The firm (which then became Evarts, Southmayd & Choate), and the firm then had a trial litigator in many ways as talented as Evarts. But it was Southmayd that Evarts depended on to prepare the case, because Southmayd, it was said, "was a lawyer of remarkable knowledge and capacity and dexterity in working up a case." In court, "especially before a jury," however, it was Evarts who shined. In 1855,
2800-411: The first constitution in the new world to outlaw slavery and indentured servitude , it provided universal manhood suffrage without requirement of property ownership, and required the free education of its citizens, male and female, at public expense. The constitutional convention continued for several days, hammering out the distribution of powers, the rights of three co-equal branches of government, and
2870-545: The former and much later denounced all such secret societies. Evarts was one of the founders of Yale Literary Magazine in 1836. He graduated third in his class in 1837. After college he moved to Windsor, Vermont , where he studied law in the office of Horace Everett and taught school to save money for law school. He attended Harvard Law School for a year, where he "won the respect of Professors Joseph Story and Simon Greenleaf ." Evarts completed his legal studies under attorney Daniel Lord of New York City and
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2940-507: The great career of Mr. Seward was never so illumined as by the brilliant painting of Mr. Evarts. Evarts placed Seward's name in nomination, and when it became apparent that Seward would not attain it, Evarts, on behalf of Seward, graciously moved the unanimous nomination of Abraham Lincoln . In 1861 he ran against Horace Greeley for the Senate seat vacated by Seward (who had become Lincoln's Secretary of State), but when neither could attain
3010-540: The house as a museum until 1961 when it transferred ownership to the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation. The house has been restored to approximate a tavern with period rooms showing a tavern room, dining room, tea parlor and guest rooms. Many of the historic items have been donated by descendants of the delegates and by the Daughters of the American Revolution . Windsor, Vermont Windsor
3080-444: The magnetism of a great speaker. He has a clear, sharp, ringing voice, though it is not powerful or musical. His action is sparing, but effective. In making his points he is lucid, precise and cogent, seldom rhetorical or ornamental. He has an easy colloquial way; he is never in haste and never hesitates. His style is classic in its correctness. His sentences are long and faultless, and freighted with words which show that profound thought
3150-633: The most important causes of American political jurisprudence in his day: the impeachment of a president , the Geneva arbitration and the contests before the electoral commission to settle the presidential election of 1876 . During the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes , the reform-minded Evarts was an active member among the " Half-Breed " faction of the Republican Party , which emphasized support for civil service reform , bolstering opposition towards conservative " Stalwarts " who defended
3220-408: The preamble and bill of rights and the committee on the judiciary. From 1865 to 1868, Evarts was on the team of lawyers prosecuting Jefferson Davis for treason. In 1868, he became counsel for U.S. President Andrew Johnson during his impeachment trial . He delivered the closing argument for Johnson, and Johnson was acquitted, an event that seemed unlikely when the trial began. Afterward, Evarts
3290-519: The renowned book editor. The house stayed in the family until 2005. It was later restored and reopened as Snapdragon Inn, which is open to the public and features a library displaying items related to the history of William M. Evarts and his extended family. William Evarts was a descendant of the English immigrant John Everts; the family settled in Salisbury, Connecticut , in the 17th century. Evarts
3360-540: The requisite votes, the legislature settled on Ira Harris as a compromise. In 1862, he was one of the lawyers who argued the Prize Cases for the United States before the U.S. Supreme Court. He served on New York's Union Defense Committee during the Civil War. He was a delegate to the New York state constitutional convention of 1867. At the constitutional convention he was a member of the standing committee on
3430-545: The rights of the citizens. During this period the British, under Lieutenant General John Burgoyne captured Fort Ticonderoga , and Mount Independence . Settlers in Vermont's western towns were panicked and began to flee. The American forces in the form of the Continental Army slowed the British advance, giving the Green Mountain Boys time to respond in force. On the morning of July 8, 1777 news of
3500-413: The state constitution was signed, and acted as the first capital until 1805 when Montpelier became the official state capital. Commerce prospered due to the village's location on the banks of the Connecticut River where several smaller streams run into it. The economy improved in the mid-19th century when Windsor became the first town in the state to break ground for the railroad with the construction of
3570-538: The state in the New York Court of Appeals and again prevailed. The case generated widespread interest in both New York and the Southern states, and Evarts's arguments were reported in the daily press, as was nearly every step in the case. Thurlow Weed said that the quality of Evarts's arguments "placed beyond doubt his right to be ranked among the foremost lawyers of the country." In 1856 Evarts represented
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#17327824002003640-404: The staunchly abolitionist end, Evarts became an enthusiastic supporter of Seward. In 1860, he was chairman of the New York delegation to the Republican National Convention in Chicago, where his oratory was at the disposal of the Senator, who most observers believed was a strong favorite for the nomination. James G. Blaine described the effects of those efforts on his audience: Seldom if ever in
3710-415: The town was 97.74% White , 0.24% African American , 0.40% Native American , 0.27% Asian , 0.24% from other races , and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.06% of the population. There were 1,520 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or civil union , 12.2% had
3780-419: The vein of humor he could infuse in the driest case, the logic and vigor of his utterances, the soundness of his information, the great thoroughness of his preparation, were all factors in his success. But, of course, these do not account altogether for his triumph as an advocate, which was largely due to his positive genius for that kind of work." Another observer described his style: In none of his ways has he
3850-409: The whole field of political oratory have the speeches of Mr. Evarts at Chicago been equaled. Even those who most decidedly differed from him followed him from one delegation to another allured by the charm of his words. He pleaded for the Republic, for the party that could save it, for the great statesman who had founded the party, and knew where and how to lead it. He spoke as one friend for another, and
3920-520: The widow of Henry Parish, who was the proponent of his will and codicils in probate. His brothers contested the will on the grounds of incapacity and undue influence. (The brothers had been the decedent's executor in the will but, by a codicil executed after he was struck with paralysis that rendered him nearly speechless, they were removed.) The proceedings took on a Bleak House -like life of its own (the Dickens novel having been published only three years before) with eminent counsel on all sides. The estate
3990-450: Was admitted to the bar in 1841. He married Helen Minerva Bingham Wardner in 1843. She was the daughter of Allen Wardner , a prominent businessman and banker who served as Vermont State Treasurer . They had 12 children between 1845 and 1862, all born in New York City. After admission to the bar Evarts joined the law office of Daniel Lord. One of his first cases involved the trial of the infamous forger Monroe Edwards . Evarts served as
4060-408: Was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 33,815, and the median income for a family was $ 43,551. Males had a median income of $ 29,897 versus $ 23,313 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 17,640. About 6.4% of families and 7.7% of the population were below
4130-451: Was a Vermont State Fair Commissioner. Grandson Maxwell E. Perkins became the noted editor of Charles Scribner's Sons and dealt with authors F. Scott Fitzgerald , Ernest Hemingway , Thomas Wolfe , Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and James Jones . Great-nephew Evarts Boutell Greene became a historian and was appointed Columbia University 's first De Witt Clinton Professor of History in 1923 and department chairman from 1926 to 1939. He
4200-445: Was a great lawyer and brilliant advocate. ... his study of legal principles was profound, his acquaintance with literature was wide, his ideas of professional ethics were exalted. He held great National offices, but his title to them was rather as lawyer than statesman. On March 6, 1943, construction began on a United States Maritime Service liberty ship in Evarts's name. The SS William M. Evarts (hull identification number MS 1038)
4270-698: Was a member of the extended Baldwin, Hoar and Sherman families, which had many members in American politics. Ebenezer R. Hoar , a first cousin of Evarts, was a U.S. Attorney General , Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts and representative in Congress . The two were best friends and shared similar professional pursuits and political beliefs. Each served, in succession, as United States Attorney General. Some of Evarts's other first cousins include U.S. Senator and Governor of Connecticut Roger Sherman Baldwin ; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (brother of Ebenezer R.) George F. Hoar ; and Sherman Day , California state senator and founding trustee of
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#17327824002004340-411: Was a national sensation, but despite what appeared to be clear evidence, Evarts obtained a hung jury for his client; in fact only three of the twelve jurors voted in favor of Tilton. Evarts's courtroom style was summarized as follows: "[H]is long sentences, which, in the period when he was most conspicuous in the public mind, were often marveled over, never seemed to impair the clarity of his arguments;
4410-431: Was also a member of Skull and Bones . He served as a New York City district attorney, and later as General Counsel for E. H. Harriman , which later became the Union Pacific Railroad . He was president of two Windsor, Vermont, banks, and the chief financial backer of the Gridley Automatic Lathe (manufactured by the Windsor Machine Co.) . In politics, Maxwell served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives and
4480-426: Was appointed United States Attorney General following the Senate's refusal to reconfirm Henry Stanbery to the office, from which Stanbery had resigned in order to participate in Johnson's defense. Evarts served as Attorney General from July 1868 until March 1869. In 1872 he was counsel for the United States before the tribunal of arbitration on the Alabama claims in Geneva, Switzerland. His oral argument helped
4550-448: Was buried at Ascutney Cemetery in Windsor, Vermont . Evarts owned numerous properties in Windsor, including Evarts Pond and a group of historic homes often referred to as Evarts Estate. The homes included 26 Main Street in Windsor. Evarts purchased this house from John Skinner in the 1820s for $ 5,000; it was passed down to his daughter, Elizabeth Hoar Evarts Perkins, who left the house to family members, including her son Maxwell Perkins ,
4620-412: Was chairman of the Columbia Institute of Japanese Studies 1936–1939. He was a noted authority on the American Colonial and Revolutionary War periods. Another relative, Henry Sherman Boutell , was a member of the Illinois State House of Representatives in 1884, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois from 1897 to 1911 (6th District 1897–1903; 9th District 1903–1911), a delegate to
4690-408: Was formed towards acquiring and restoring the house. Shortly after the house was donated by its owners, the Fay family, to the association, and property for the house's present location was given by William M. Evarts . By 1914 sufficient funds for the restoration had been raised, and work began under the direction of architect Sheldon Newton. The Old Constitution House Association continued to operate
4760-421: Was originally located near the center of town. It continued to function as a tavern until 1848 when it was converted to space for a store and light manufacturing. Around 1870 the house was moved to a side street and became a residential tenement. In 1890 the house was converted to a warehouse. In 1901 efforts to preserve the Old Constitution House began. In 1911 a group called the Old Constitution House Association
4830-481: Was president of Lee, Higginson & Company 1917–1932; secretary, Harvard University Corporation, 1905–1910 and 1934–43; general manager of the Rockefeller Institute 1910–1912; assistant and secretary to John D. Rockefeller Jr. as trustee of the Rockefeller Institute; trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation ; trustee of the Rockefeller General Education Board 1910–1939; executive secretary, American Section, Allied Maritime Transport Council, in 1918; Joint Secretary of
4900-479: Was worth over $ 1.5 million at the beginning of the trial. There were 111 days of testimony before the Surrogate and two weeks of oral argument before the case closed on November 23, 1857. The Surrogate admitted the will and the first codicil (removing the brothers as executors and bequeathing them the residue of the estate) but rejected the second and third (providing for $ 50,000 in charitable bequests). After four-and-a half years of appeal, involving two arguments before
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