Whittemore family correspondence 1796-1858

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Whittemore family correspondence, 1796-1858

Title

Whittemore family correspondence 1796-1858

Resource Link

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/3320

Abstract

The Whittemores were a family of industrialists in West Cambridge, Mass., and New York City. Collection consists of personal and business correspondence of Amos Whittemore and his sons, Timothy, Henry and Gershom, relating mainly to the manufacture of brushes for the carding of cotton and wool. Also, letters of Eliza Ann Cutter Whittemore, wife of Henry Whittemore. Topics include the War of 1812, the Tariff of 1816, the Panic of 1837, and other economic and social conditions.

Extent

.5 linear foot (2 boxes)

Holding Repository

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6313205

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Related Entities

There are 7 Entities related to this resource.

Whittemore, Amos

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k77cfj (person)

Whittemore, Gershom

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jn5382 (person)

Whitmore family

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vr80dk (family)

The Whittemores were a family of industrialists in West Cambridge, Mass., and New York City. From the guide to the Whittemore family correspondence, 1796-1858, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...