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Hart family. Hart family business and personal papers, 1772-1859.

Title: Hart family business and personal papers, 1772-1859.

The bulk of the collection consists of William Hart's legal and financial papers, particularly related to land sales in the Western Reserve and in Connecticut, and to shipping interests related to his mercantile business, to court cases, especially one he brought against Benjamin Tallmadge & Co., and to the sale of a Negro girl called Rose. Also includes poems to Elizabeth Bull Hart, some attributed to the Count Rochambault, and letters; legal documents of Richard W. Hart and a list of his Ohio lands; correspondence of William and Elizabeth Hart Jarvis, including one from Lydia Sigourney; papers of Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt; a deposition by Elisha Colt and correspondence of Samuel Colt; Hetty B. Hart's personal papers; and published speeches of and a letter to Isaac Toucey.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear feet (1 flat box, 1/2 box).

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Colt, Samuel, 1814-1862. Letter, 1857 February 26, Hartford, Conn., to Charles Caesar, London, England.

Title: Letter, 1857 February 26, Hartford, Conn., to Charles Caesar, London, England.

Outlines plans for his firearms business in Europe under Colonel Sargent's direction. The latter would have records of presentation pistols. Expresses concern over protection of his patent in Belgium.

ArchivalResource: 4 p. : ill. ; 25 x 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36302756 View

Jarvis-Robinson family papers, circa 1810-1960

Title: Jarvis-Robinson family papers circa 1810-1960

Correspondence, diaries, printed material, business papers and personal papers relating to the Jarvis-Robinson family and Samuel Colt.

ArchivalResource: 20.0 linear ft. (20 boxes)

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Adair, Hugh D. Adair, Hugh D., papers, 1960.

Title: Adair, Hugh D., papers, 1960.

Papers relate to literary production by Adair, "Texas Rangers and Colt Revolvers."

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22902144 View

Vallecillo Mining Company (Nuevo Leon, Mexico). Vallecillo Mining Company stock, 1857.

Title: Vallecillo Mining Company stock, 1857.

Two shares of stock in the Mina de Plata de Jesus Maria, operated by the Vallecillo Mining Company, issued to Samuel Colt. He purchased 2,700 shares.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/314144770 View

Dickerson, Mahlon, 1770-1853. Mahlon Dickerson and Philemon Dickerson papers, 1774-1922 1830-1850.

Title: Mahlon Dickerson and Philemon Dickerson papers, 1774-1922 1830-1850.

The collection dates from 1774-1922, with bulk dates of 1830-1850, and consists of the correspondence, diaries, and professional papers of Mahlon Dickerson and Philemon Dickerson, with additional correspondence and business papers of extended family members, including Edward Nicoll Dickerson, John M. Gould, Jonathan Dickerson, Silas Dickerson, Mahlon Ford Dickerson, and Mary Dickerson Canfield. Correspondence is this series contains letters received by Mahlon Dickerson, and highlights his time as Secretary of the Navy and to a lesser extent, his time as New Jersey's Governor and Senator. New Jersey politics, along with national election campaigns and Jacksonian and Van Buren politics are discussed throughout the correspondence. Specific political issues of the time, such as the Second Bank of America, the Bankruptcy Bill of 1841, the Protective Tariffs of 1828 and 1832, and Southern nullification, are highlighted, as is Dickerson's strong support of protective tariffs and the iron industry. There are also a large number of letters to Dickerson both as Senator and as Secretary of the Navy requesting recommendations and/or military or political appointments. The correspondence of his brother, Philemon Dickerson, includes incoming letters regarding his legal cases as well as numerous requests for recommendations or political appointments for such offices as Postmaster and Steam Boat Inspector. Other issues brought to Dickerson's attention include the Bankruptcy Bill of 1841, miners' rights to mineral property in New Jersey, protection of the land rights of Louisiana residents during the switch from French to American rule, the Camden and Woodbury Railroad, and the relocation of various regiments along the southwestern frontier.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear feet (7 manuscript boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52293626 View

Colt, Samuel, 1814-1862. Letter, 1856 August 18, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Title: Letter, 1856 August 18, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Requests that the paper enclosed describing the presentation of the Colt bridal party to the Russian court be given to Alfred Burr. Reports on festivities planned for the coronation of the Emperor in Moscow.

ArchivalResource: 4 p. ; 21 x 14 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36346639 View

Murray, Joseph Bradley, 1888-1961,. Joseph Bradley Murray collection, 1706-1958 (inclusive).

Title: Joseph Bradley Murray collection, 1706-1958 (inclusive).

A collection of autograph letters, manuscripts, portraits, and clippings of and relating principally to European and American scientists of the 18th through the 20th centuries. The collector, Joseph Bradley Murray, was a businessman and member of the Class of 1910, Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University.

ArchivalResource: .75 linear ft. (2 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702168321 View

Loomis, Chester A., 1789-1873. Chester Loomis papers, 1813-1865.

Title: Chester Loomis papers, 1813-1865.

Papers include correspondence, deeds and agreements, personal and business accounts, petitions, drafts of speeches, and resolutions, mainly concerning local politics and patronage, the Anti-Masonic Party, abolitionist agitation, temperance, the use of convict labor, pensions for veterans of the American Revolution and the War of 1812, opposition to the Bank of the United States, and land speculation in Michigan, Wisconsin, and other parts of the Midwest; also, correspondence and legal and financial papers pertaining to a case involving the Geneva & Rushville Plank Road Company (1849-50) and other lawsuits, to the settlement of the estates of the Brackett and James families, Orpha Gates, Oren Green, John Lee, Nathan Pratt, and Royal Stearns, and to Loomis's interest in Geneva College (1827-38), now Hobart College; also, a deed (1813) for land in the town of Gorham from Ann Ellice and her children; bills and tuition and board receipts (1832-34) from Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, Livingston County, New York, for Loomis's daughter, Amanda; thirty-three Civil War letters (162-64) written from various camps by his son, Charles, Morris O'Connell, Fayette Green, and other area men serving in the Union Army. Other correspondents include the Ontario County Antislavery Society, Skaneateles Antislavery Society, William Ansley, Samuel Colt, William T. Crittenden, Richard Gilbert, James Loomis, Congressman Meredith Mallory, and Augustus Torrey.

ArchivalResource: 3.6 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63934431 View

, 1813-1865.

Title: 1813-1865.

Papers include correspondence, deeds and agreements, personal and business accounts, petitions, drafts of speeches, and resolutions, mainly concerning local politics and patronage, the Anti-Masonic Party, abolitionist agitation, temperance, the use of convict labor, pensions for veterans of the American Revolution and the War of 1812, opposition to the Bank of the United States, and land speculation in Michigan, Wisconsin, and other parts of the Midwest; also, correspondence and legal and financial papers pertaining to a case involving the Geneva & Rushville Plank Road Company (1849-50) and other lawsuits, to the settlement of the estates of the Brackett and James families, Orpha Gates, Oren Green, John Lee, Nathan Pratt, and Royal Stearns, and to Loomis's interest in Geneva College (1827-38), now Hobart College; also, a deed (1813) for land in thetown of Gorham from Ann Ellice and her children; bills and tuition and board receipts (1832-34) from Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, Livingston County, New York, for Loomis's daughter, Amanda; thirty-three Civil War letters (162-64) written from various camps by his son, Charles, Morris O'Connell, Fayette Green, and other area men serving in the Union Army. Other correspondents include the Ontario County Antislavery Society, Skaneateles Antislavery Society, William Ansley, Samuel Colt, William T. Crittenden, Richard Gilbert, James Loomis, Congressman Meredith Mallory, and Augustus Torrey.

ArchivalResource:

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Colt, Roswell L. (Roswell Lyman), 1779-1856. Papers, 1808-1854.

Title: Papers, 1808-1854.

These papers consist primarily of business, political, and social correspondence of Roswell L. Colt of Paterson, N.J. The material reflects Colt's penchant for speculation in lands in Oneida, N.Y., Pennsylvania, Maryland, and western property, as well as coal, iron, canals, and railroads. His debts to the Bank of the U. S. and the estate of his father-in-law are also treated. There is evidence of Colt's position as financial advisor to his brother, John M. Colt, textile manufacturer, his cousin Samuel Colt, arms manufacturer, Nicholas Biddle, and Daniel Webster. American politics are frequent topics in the letters. Toward the end of Colt's life, much of the correspondence concerns his agricultural and horticultural interests. Correspondents include: Nicholas Biddle, Richard M. Blatchford, John W. Bloomfield, William A. Bradley, John M. Colt, Samuel Colt, Herman P. Cope, John Devereux, R. M. Gibbes, D. M. Perine, Daniel Webster, and various members of the Hone Club of New York. There are also some bills, reciepts, and other miscellaneous papers.

ArchivalResource: ca. 1200 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122689630 View

Colt, Samuel, 1814-1862. Samuel Colt papers, 1808-1904.

Title: Samuel Colt papers, 1808-1904.

A collection of letters, patents, drawings, maps, and other items relating to Colonel Samuel Colt. Colt is well known for his invention of a repeating firearm, but was also involved with tin foil cartridges, submarine batteries, and the magnetic telegram. Colt died in Hartford, Connecticut in 1862. Papers relating to his estate can also be found within the collection. Additionally, the collection houses the papers of Colt's wife, Elizabeth. Samples of tin foil were included with some of the letters. There are also two photographs, possibly of Elizabeth Colt. Colt's correspondence was, among others, with family, friends, and members of the government. Colt's repeating firearm earned him a contract with the United States government during the Mexican American War. He was also issued patents for his inventions. The library has an index of Colt's correspondence, sorted by date and by names of recipient and writer.

ArchivalResource: 5.5 linear feet (11 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317877767 View

Elliott, Ely A. Ely A. Elliott militia correspondence and documents, 1814-1830.

Title: Ely A. Elliott militia correspondence and documents, 1814-1830.

Correspondence addressed to Brigadier-General Ely A. Elliott of Killingworth, Connecticut, regarding Connecticut militia matters such as ordnance and men seeking a discharge. Elliott was the general of state artillery from 1829-1832. His most frequent correspondents were Horace W. Goodwin, Julius Clark and M.A. Durand. Also includes an enlistment order, muster rolls and pay rolls for militia guarding Saybrook and Killingworth, 1814, and regimental and brigade orders and certificates of service for soldiers, 1823-1828. One folder of seemingly unrelated contain some interesting documents, including a letter to John Pierce of Chatham, Connecticut, about the government's plans to purchase land in the Arkansas Territory, 1815; a bill for supplies for building a ship or at least replacing the sails, 1816; a letter from Samuel Colt to Jesse Hurd, 1823, about Hurd's request for forged kedges (light anchors); a bill for digging graves, 1823, at an unknown location; and a letter from David C. Collins about a delivery of Morgan's best axes, 1825.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 linear foot (1/2 box).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/699806640 View

Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.). Committee on Science and Arts. Records, 1824-1900 [microform].

Title: Records, 1824-1900 [microform].

The records document the committee's role as a clearinghouse for technical information in the 19th century.

ArchivalResource: 28 reels of microfilm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122516395 View

Colt, Samuel, 1814-1862. Samuel Colt incoming correspondence, 1859, 1864.

Title: Samuel Colt incoming correspondence, 1859, 1864.

One letter address to Samuel Colt about a mutual friend who had visited Hartford, 1859; and a letter to the Colt Manufacturing Company with accompanying circulars regarding British and German subscriptions to the American Reporter.

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/711635280 View

Colt, Samuel, 1814-1862. Papers, 1848-1857.

Title: Papers, 1848-1857.

States that in 1857 he is supplying his government with arms for all our troops on the extensive frontier of the United States; includes Colt's 1848 petition to Congress for a contract to supply additional repeating fire-arms.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder ; 24 x 30 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50605567 View

Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Audio Recordings. 1945 - 1965. INHERITANCE. No. 43, SAMUEL COLT AND THE SIX-SHOOTER ; INVITATION TO LEARNING. No. 144

Title: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Audio Recordings. 1945 - 1965. INHERITANCE. No. 43, SAMUEL COLT AND THE SIX-SHOOTER ; INVITATION TO LEARNING. No. 144

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Diary, 1854.

Title: Diary, 1854.

Describes the death of his seventeen year old daughter Annie; mentions visits with John M. Niles, visit to Samuel Colt's embankment, the silencing and death of Father John Brady; frequent references to the Missouri Compromise and to Connecticut and United States politics.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ; 11 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15537487 View

Scrapbooks, 1962-1992.

Title: Scrapbooks, 1962-1992.

Three scrapbooks labeled "House Tour" include information about and photographs of stately homes in the Litchfield and Hartford areas in Connecticut and their owners and families. Three volumes labeled "Litchfield" contain photographs and clippings about births, wedding, promotions and deaths of prominent Litchfield and Hartford area families such as Samuel Colt, Henry and Robert Alcorn, George Griswold, S. Dillon Ripley, "Chick" Austin, Count and Countess Reventlow, and the Gengras, Fenn, McDonough and Darling families.

ArchivalResource: 3 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57617044 View

Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857. Papers, 1830s-1860s.

Title: Papers, 1830s-1860s.

This collection contains many types of material: correspondence; letterbook; sketches of arctic and other scenes (there are many sketches scattered throughout the numerous bound volumes); notebooks of polar exploration; medical notebooks; journals of trips to North Carolina, Philippines, Africa, Asia Minor, Egypt, Mexico; logbooks; lectures; lecture notebooks on medicine, geology, mineralogy, geometry, etc.; medical notebook; and a journal kept while a resident physician at Blockley Hospital, Philadelphia.

ArchivalResource: ca. 5000 items (7 linear ft.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122616028 View

Jarvis, William, 1796-1871. William Jarvis letters, 1838-1889.

Title: William Jarvis letters, 1838-1889.

A series of letters written by Rev. William Jarvis to his nephew, William. After Rev. Jarvis' death correspondence continues by his wife and his son, Richard. Following the younger William's death, letters are written by his wife Lucy. These letters follow the lives of members of the Jarvis and Colt families and relate events in both Connecticut and the nation. Among the topics covered are the construction of railroads in Connecticut, Jarvis family illnesses (elder William's children had typhus fever, Dr. S.F. Jarvis suffered from diabetes), smallpox in Middletown and Portland, the Colt's move to Armsmear and the Jarvis' subsequent move to Hartford, family births and deaths, John Jarvis' trip to Russia, Richard Jarvis' time in Arizona, comments on politics and the Civil War, Col. Samuel Colt's death and the Colt estate, and Mrs. Colt's plans to build Church of the Good Sheperd.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear foot (2 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/384268226 View

Elisha Kent Kane Papers, Bulk, 1843-1857, 1810-1953

Title: Elisha Kent Kane Papers Bulk, 1843-1857 1810-1953

The most stellar member of a stellar family, Elisha Kent Kane was among the most popular American explorers of the mid-nineteenth century, a hero in the tragic mode. Born in Philadelphia in 1820, the son of John Kintzing Kane and Jane Duval Leiper, Kane studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania before earning a commission as a naval surgeon. While in the Navy, Kane embarked on the succession of voyages to exotic locales that became the basis for his extraordinary fame. In 1843, he attended Caleb Cushing's first diplomatic mission to China as ship's physician, and subsequently traveled to the Philippines and Western Africa. Distinguishing himself in the Mexican War, Kane's greatest fame came from two expeditions to the arctic, aiming to locate the lost explorer, Sir John Franklin and to explore for evidence of the open polar sea. Kane died in 1857 while attempting to organize a third arctic voyage. Part of the Kane Family Collection, the Papers of Elisha Kent Kane contain a mix of personal and family correspondence with correspondence relating to all of Kane's explorations. Intelligent, articulate and very much a romantic, Kane's letters are expressive and passionate. The collection provides fine documentation of youth, his relationship with the Spiritualist Margaret Fox, and of course his travels to China and off the coast of Africa in 1846. Kane's two expeditions to the arctic are particularly well documented, with correspondence, notes, logbooks, diaries, and sketches, as well as Kane's post-expedition notes, writings, and lectures recounting his experiences.

ArchivalResource: 6.75 Linear feet

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Papers, 1836-1905, [ca. 1982], undated

Title: Papers, 1836-1905, [ca. 1982], undated

ArchivalResource:

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/40033/40033-P.html View

Colt, Samuel, 1814-1862. Letter, 1861 June 21, Hartford, Conn., to John S. Jarvis.

Title: Letter, 1861 June 21, Hartford, Conn., to John S. Jarvis.

Admonishes Jarvis for making unauthorized firearms contracts in Europe; stesses importance of uniformity of bore size for ammunition.

ArchivalResource: 3 p. ; 26 x 22 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37515313 View

Joseph Bradley Murray collection, 1706-1958

Title: Joseph Bradley Murray collection 1706-1958

A collection of autograph letters, manuscripts, portraits, and clippings of and relating principally to European and American scientists of the 18th through the 20th centuries. The collector, Joseph Bradley Murray, was a businessman and member of the Class of 1910, Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University.

ArchivalResource: 0.75 linear foot (2 boxes)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0363 View

Colt, Samuel, 1814-1862. Samuel Colt passports and political papers, 1849-1864.

Title: Samuel Colt passports and political papers, 1849-1864.

Papers collected by Colonel Samuel Colt of Hartford, Connecticut. The papers in this folder pertain to the United States presidential election of 1860. Colt was an elector for Connecticut and actively supported the Northern Democrats' candidate, Stephen A. Douglas. Additional items were sent to Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt, after the death of her husband, requesting items from the factory for the Northern Ohio Sanitary Fair. Four of Colt's passports (two from 1849 and one each from 1851 and 1855), documenting several trips to Europe, are included. Each is attached to a pocket sized leather wallet.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder and 4 passports.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/635512914 View

Colt, Samuel, 1814-1862. Samuel Colt correspondence, 1842-1861.

Title: Samuel Colt correspondence, 1842-1861.

Primarily letters concerning his development of a magnetic telegraph.

ArchivalResource: 19 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191852780 View

Frederick Knapp family letters 1824-1850 1838-1848 Knapp, Frederick family letters

Title: Frederick Knapp family letters 1824-1850 1838-1848 Knapp, Frederick family letters

This collection contains correspondence addressed to members of the Knapp family of Walpole, New Hampshire, between 1824 and 1850. Frederick Newman Knapp received the majority of the letters from acquaintances in Walpole, Boston, and other places in New England, while attending Harvard College and Harvard Divinity School between 1838 and 1847. His parents, Jacob and Louisa Knapp, also received personal letters from family and friends.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 linear feet

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Rains, Gabriel James, 1803-1881. Gabriel J. Rains papers, 1840-1865.

Title: Gabriel J. Rains papers, 1840-1865.

Papers consist of correspondence and a copy of a newspaper article. A copy of Captain Rains' letter (1840 July 30) to Joel R. Poinsett (U.S. Secretary of War) recommends "Colt's repeating firearms" and requests to have them furnished to his company (Company A of the 7th U.S. Infantry Regiment). Poinsett replies (1840 Aug. 20) that "it is not deemed expedient to comply with your wishes at present." Samuel Colt writes to Poinsett (1840 Aug. 3) requesting a copy of Captain Rains' letter about his firearms. A letter (1849 Nov. 26) from U.S. Treasurer W. [Susen] to [Lt.?] Major Rains in Tampa Bay (Fla.) concerns a financial transaction involving four hundred dollars in Treasury notes. Gabriel J. Rains' letter (1862 July 5) to his brother George W. Rains in Augusta (Ga.) contains copies of several letters between Brigadier General Gabriel J. Rains, General D.H. Hill, George W. Randolph (C.S.A. Secretary of War), and General Longstreet concerning the use of artillery, mines, and torpedoes "to obstruct the advance of the enemy;" difficulties between General Rains and General Longstreet; and defenses and battles on the James River. In a letter (1865 March 8) from Greensboro (N.C.) to his daughter in Richmond (Va.) Gabriel J. Rains asks her to forward a letter to Captain [Fuller] and describes conditions in Greensboro, "incessant rain so that the roads are 2 feet deep with mud and water in places and no army in the world could move this way." Handwritten copy of a newspaper article (1865) concerns the arrest of Gabriel J. Rains.

ArchivalResource: 7 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37521848 View

Sigourney, L. H. (Lydia Howard), 1791-1865. Letter, 1859 December 28, Hartford, Conn., to Samuel Colt.

Title: Letter, 1859 December 28, Hartford, Conn., to Samuel Colt.

Inquires whether Colt has a job opening for a printer, originally from Montreal, Canada, who has been guarding her home since it was burglarized.

ArchivalResource: 4 p. ; 20 x 13 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36346574 View

Shaw, James Porter, 1884-. James Porter Shaw papers, [ca. 1938-1958].

Title: James Porter Shaw papers, [ca. 1938-1958].

Papers accompanying his collection of books on guns and firearms. Sales catalogs (many from F. Theodore Dexter, antique firearms collector and dealer), lists and a few letters and drafts. With the papers: notice concerning George Catlin and Colt weapons, and four items of political interest (Oakland Transcript supplement about a Republican Party meeting, Aug., 1872; announcement of Ratification Meeting, San Francisco, June 21, 1876, for California Constitution; election proclamation, 1877; program of Grant obsequies, Aug. 8, 1885).

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26864032 View

Hart, Hetty Buckingham, 1800-1876. Papers, 1856.

Title: Papers, 1856.

Bills received for epergne, urn and cakes for the wedding of her niece, Elizabeth Colt.

ArchivalResource: 3 items ; 27 x 20 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38077996 View

Colt, Samuel, 1814-1862. Samuel Colt fragment of letter : n.p. : ALS, [undated].

Title: Samuel Colt fragment of letter : n.p. : ALS, [undated].

With this: obituary clipping from the American Phrenological Journal.

ArchivalResource: [1] leaf ; 10 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/215220786 View

Colt, Samuel, 1814-1862. Samuel Colt bills, receipts and notes, 1840-1850.

Title: Samuel Colt bills, receipts and notes, 1840-1850.

Promissory notes, bills for boots and boot repair, a bill for services at a hotel in New York City, orders for payment, receipts, correspondence about money owed, and a bill for a court case, among other financial records of Samuel Colt, the noted gun manufacturer of Hartford, Connecticut. Colt was both the creditor and debtor in these documents.

ArchivalResource: 18 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/776207799 View

Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Confidential and Unofficial Letters Received

Title: Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Confidential and Unofficial Letters Received

ArchivalResource:

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/628097 View

John Howard Payne letter books

Title: John Howard Payne letter books

The collection consists of letter books of John Howard Payne from 1842-1850. The letters document Payne's writing career; his interest in American and English literature; his ambassadorship to Tunisia including descriptions of the county, people, and its relationship with the United States; the U.S. political patronage system; the Cherokee Indian Nation; and U.S. politics. Notable correspondents include George Catlin, Samuel Colt, Charles Dickens, Anna Mary Freeman, Washington Irving, John Ross, President John Tyler, and Robert Tyler.

ArchivalResource: 1 Linear Feet 6 volumes

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