Felton, S. M. (Samuel Morse), 1809-1889

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Civil engineer of Boston, Mass., and railroad executive. Graduated from Harvard (1834). Engineer for Loammi Baldwin, Jr. and took over his business after Baldwin's death in 1838. Superintendent of construction, Fitchburg Railroad (1843). Later served as president of Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad (1851-1864).

From the description of Business records, 1828-1851 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269599364

President of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Co. in 1861, who helped discover and aid detective Allen Pinkerton in foiling an assassination plot aimed at Abraham Lincoln on the way to his first inauguration. The attempt was to take place in Baltimore and with the railroads help a secret trip by rail was made from Harrisburg to Washington.

From the description of Lincoln's secret journey to Washington in 1861 : manuscript, 1862-1867. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 48749296
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creatorOf Cowan, Henry Inch. Letters and family history, 1861-1963. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Felton, S. M. (Samuel Morse), 1809-1889. Business records, 1828-1851 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn J. Walter (Bookseller). This day was published, in quarto, price five shillings, sewed, Testimonies to the genius and memory of Sir Joshua Reynolds, by the author of Imperfect hints toward a new edition of Shakespeare, 1792. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915 Houghton Library
creatorOf Felton, Samuel. Manuscript copies of extracts concerning Shakespeare [manuscript], ca. 1860. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Thomas, Lorenzo, 1804-1875. Letter : Washington, D.C., to Samuel Morse Felton, Philadelphia, 1861 Apr. 19. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Felton papers, 1839-1920 (inclusive), 1839-1889, 1916-1920 (bulk). Historical Society of Pennsylvania
creatorOf Felton, S. M. (Samuel Morse), 1809-1889. Lincoln's secret journey to Washington in 1861 : manuscript, 1862-1867. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Stettinius, Edward Reilly, 1865-1925. Papers of Edward Reilly Stettinius [manuscript], 1902-1925. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Samuel Morse Felton Family Papers National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center
referencedIn Ralph Waldo Emerson letters from various correspondents, ca. 1814-1882. Houghton Library
referencedIn Thomas, Lorenzo, 1804-1875. Letter : Washington, D.C., Samuel Morse Felton, Philadelphia, 1861 Apr. 19. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Felton, S. M. (Samuel Morse), 1809-1889. Business records, 1828-1851 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887. Papers, 1798-1893 (bulk 1827-1887) Houghton Library
creatorOf Felton, Samuel,. Autograph letter signed from Samuel Felton to George Steevens, Hampstead [manuscript], after 1794 Friday. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Felton, Samuel. An explanation of several of Mr. Hogarth's prints, 1785. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
referencedIn Letter : New York City, to Samuel Morse Felton, [Philadelphia?], 1864 Dec. 1. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Sohier and Welch. Records, 1833-1883 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Letter : New York City, to Samuel Morse Felton, [Philadelphia?], 1864 Dec. 1. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
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associatedWith Ames, David. person
associatedWith Baldwin, Loammi, 1780-1838. person
associatedWith Boston and Maine Railroad. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston and Roxbury Water Supply Company. corporateBody
associatedWith City Mills. corporateBody
associatedWith Cowan, Henry Inch. person
correspondedWith Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887 person
correspondedWith Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 person
associatedWith Felton, Samuel Morse, 1809-1889. person
associatedWith Fitchburg Railroad. corporateBody
associatedWith Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. person
associatedWith Johnson, S. F. person
associatedWith J. Walter (Bookseller). corporateBody
associatedWith Kennedy, John A., 1803-1873. person
associatedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 person
correspondedWith Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 person
associatedWith Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891. person
associatedWith Lowell and Lawrence Railroad. corporateBody
correspondedWith Palfrey family. family
associatedWith Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884. person
associatedWith Sohier and Welch. corporateBody
correspondedWith Steevens, George, 1736-1800 person
associatedWith Stettinius, Edward Reilly, 1865-1925. person
correspondedWith Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 person
associatedWith Thomas, Lorenzo, 1804-1875. person
associatedWith Vermont Central Railroad. corporateBody
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Mill Dam (Boston, Mass.)
Taylor's Falls Bridge (Nashua, N.H.)
Boston (Mass.)
Charlestown (Boston, Mass.)
Massachusetts
Nashua (N.H.)
Great Britain
Warren Bridge (Boston, Mass.)
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Death 1889

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