Judge Nathaniel Griffing, 1767-1845
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Title
Judge Nathaniel Griffing, 1767-1845
Description
Judge Nathaniel Griffing married Sarah Brown and resided at 6 Fair Street, a home previously owned by Griffing's brother Joel. Griffing was a 1786 graduate of Yale and a New Haven Colony court justice. After his death in 1845, Griffings' wife, Sarah Brown Griffings went on to donate $10,000 to establish the Guilford Institute a school at 120 North Fair Street. (source: Sarah Brown McCullogh's Guilford: A Walking Guide.)
Source
Edith B. Nettleton Historical Room Collection
Photograph was published in H.P. Robinson's book, "Guilford Portraits: Memorial Epitaphs of Alderbrook and Westside with Introductory Elegies and Essay."
Photograph was published in H.P. Robinson's book, "Guilford Portraits: Memorial Epitaphs of Alderbrook and Westside with Introductory Elegies and Essay."
Publisher
Guilford Free Library
Identifier
Call Number: HR 974.674 R
Rights
Digital image © Guilford Free Library. All rights reserved. Image may be used for personal research or educational uses without prior permission. For requests or exhibits, see Guilford Free Library.
Format
b/w photo
Citation
“Judge Nathaniel Griffing, 1767-1845,” Guilford Free Library Archives, accessed November 9, 2024, https://guilfordfreelibrary.org/gflarchives/items/show/271.