Papers, 1667-1867.

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Papers, 1667-1867.

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Chiefly papers of George Thacher, a Federalist member of the House of Representatives from the District of Maine (1789-1801) and an Associate Justice of the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court (1801-1824). The majority of the papers are letters from Thacher to his wife, Sarah (Savage), as well as some letterbook copies to others. Subjects covered include the new Constitution and federal government; national politics and elections; the proposed locations for Congress; his re-election campaigns; political issues such as the federal assumption of states' debts following the Revolution, the establishment of the postal service, and commerce with Europe; the rigors of the circuit court; and his role as a justice. Letters to his wife relate also to his living arrangements, their children and home, and his Congressional scheduling. (Cont'd) Also, loose pages of Thacher's diary (Dec. 1784-Apr. 1785) kept at Boston and Maine and describing daily life and law cases; a notebook containing a list of members of the House and brief journal entries on its proceedings from 7 Apr.-7 May 1789; and papers of Thacher's son, Henry S. Thacher, a Biddeford, Me. merchant, including letters to family, courtship letters to his future wife Elizabeth Haven Wardrobe, and his diary (1860, 1862-1866) noting daily activities and news of the Civil War. The diary (1756-1757) of Josiah Thacher and a few papers of the Expedition to Crown Pt. during the French and Indian War, family correspondence, and Thacher genealogical material are also included. Among the correspondents are Samuel Emery, Thomas B. Wait, Nathaniel Wells, John Hobby, Samuel F.B. Morse, and Joseph Haven.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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