Papers, 1826-1837. [microform].

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Papers, 1826-1837. [microform].

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A small collection of 123 items, the papers of Zoroaster Fisk contain many interesting pieces of both personal and business correspondence. Fisk's business letters discuss custom house procedures, merchandise seizures, and, briefly, Canada's Papineau Rebellion in 1837.

American Periodical Series I

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Fisk, Zoroaster.

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Although his birth and death dates are not known, Zoroaster Fisk was the son of U.S. Congressman and Custom House official James Fisk (whose papers are included in the Stevens Collection). A resident of Swanton, VT, Fisk was appointed deputy collector of customs in 1824 and again in 1826. He was town clerk for Swanton in 1842 and town agent in 1845. Little of Fisk's family and personal life is known other than family news mentioned in letters from his sister, Alice. From the descript...

Stevens, Henry, 1819-1886

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Henry Stevens was born on August, 24, 1819, in Barnet, Vermont. He attended Middlebury College for a year, but graduated from Yale College in 1843 with the degree of B.A. Upon graduating, he attended Harvard Law School for a year. In 1840, he worked as a clerk in Washington, D.C. for the the treasury department of the United States Senate. He also worked for the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress and was an early advocate for the use of photography as a means of supplementing bi...