Papers, 1792-1830. [microform].

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Papers, 1792-1830. [microform].

The papers of Asa Fuller consist mainly of family correspondence. There is a small group of business letters in the 1790's that focus on Fuller's life as a Boston merchant. Material relating to Fuller's role as Franklin County Grammar School treasurer is also sprinkled throughout the collection. Family correspondents include Edmund Winchester, who recounts Boston's political turmoil and economic situation in the early 1800's.

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Fuller, Asa, b.1757.

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Asa Fuller was born on June 7, 1757 in Newton, [MA], the son of Joseph and Mindwell Fuller. A merchant in Boston during the 1790's, Fuller moved to St. Albans, Vermont around the turn of the century and continued his trade. He served as a state representative in 1808 and 1821 and as a treasurer of the Franklin County Grammar School for many years. Fuller married Betsey Winchester in 1786, and they had six children. There is little more known about him. From the description of Papers,...

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...