Papers, 1847-1861.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Papers, 1847-1861.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57560644

Letters written by Hall to the Committee on Local History of the Young Men's Association of Buffalo, 10 Dec. 1847, in response to their circular asking for information on the early settlement of Buffalo; to Jeremiah Pierce, Hamburg, 22 Aug. 1850, regarding cabinet appointments and the bill of Mr. Pearce of Maryland to settle the boundaries of Texas and New Mexico, and his hope that Mr. Haven will become a candidate for Congress; and, to Hon. Edward Bates, St. Louis, 18 Sept. 1856, introducing Horatio Shumway. Also, a letter to Hall from Hiland Hall, North Bennington, Vt., 11 Aug. 1865, regarding Hall's request for a search of Vermont records for Asa Haven, with some genealogical information about Hiland Hall's family; and a statement by Hon. Johnson Hall of Onondaga County, concerning his ancestry and family, 1861.

(0.1 linear ft.)

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7762867

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

Related Entities

There are 9 Entities related to this resource.

Hall, Hiland, 1795-1885

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rf7212 (person)

U.S. Representative from Vermont (1833-1843), lawyer in Bennington, Vt., member of state legislature, state's attorney, state bank commissioner, Superior Court judge, U.S. Land Commissioner for California, governor of Vermont (1858-1860), and historian; Whig; died in Springfield, Mass. From the description of Hiland Hall papers, 1786-1885 (bulk 1832-1881). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 671251777 ...

Hall, Johnson, b. 1794.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63v3691 (person)

Young Men's Association of the City of Buffalo. Committee on Local History.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6z6748g (corporateBody)

Pearce, James Alfred, 1805-1862

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tq6g85 (person)

William Pearce, the ancestor of the family was granted the majority of present day Colchester lands in Kent county, Maryland, around 800 acre, in 1778. The farm was at first used for tobacco production and by the early 1700s William Pearce had switched to grains, vegetables and fruit production. Gideon Pearce, his descendant, was operating a ferry from the northern-most point of Colchester Farm across to the Cecil County. James Alfred Pearce, representative and senator, was the gran...

Shumway, Horatio, 1788-1871.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n01t01 (person)

Born in Belchertown, Mass. in 1788; studied law in New York City and practiced in Watertown, N.Y. Came to Buffalo in 1824; married Mary Heywood (born in Worcester, Mass.) in 1833. Elected to the New York State Assembly in 1846. The Shumways had one child, Mary H. Shumway. From the description of Horatio Shumway papers, 1841-1872. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 173260166 ...

Pierce, Jeremiah.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6903480 (person)

Haven, Asa.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fv28ph (person)

Bates, Edward, 1793-1869

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6t43sc7 (person)

Lawyer, politician, and U.S. attorney general. From the description of Edward Bates papers, 1818-1904 (bulk 1861-1864). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979981 Epithet: Clerk at the Treasury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000983.0x0001e0 St. Louis, Missouri, lawyer, judge and legislator; candidate for Republican nomination for president, 1860; United States attorney general under Abraham L...

Hall, Nathan Kelsey, 1810-1874

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h13rm4 (person)

U.S. postmaster general, U.S. representative from New York, lawyer, and jurist. From the description of Appointments of Nathan Kelsey Hall, 1851. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450716 Born in Marcellus, Onondaga County, N.Y.; moved to Wales, Erie County, N.Y. in 1826. Became a clerk and student in Millard Fillmore's law office in Aurora. Held many positions in local government between 1830 and 1840. Entered into law partnership with Fillmore and Solomon G. Haven in 1836. A...