Tristram Dalton Papers, 1772-1814.

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Tristram Dalton Papers, 1772-1814.

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Includes ALS, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 21 October 1775 to Elbridge Gerry concerning: supplying ammunition and other goods to the Indians in Maine; the scarcity of powder locally; the schooner Britannia remaining in government service; pleads for a runaway sailor in jail. Letter also mentions George Washington. Also includes a letter dated Salem, March 14, 1814, to Joseph Cutler, concerning the deed from Katherine Dalton to Mr. Hodge, as well as letters, receipts, and 2 power of attorney papers.

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Dalton, Tristram, 1738-1817

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Tristram Dalton, US Senator and businessman; b. Newbury, MA 28 May 1738; Grad. Harvard 1755; m. 24 October 1758 Ruth Hooper, dau of Robert Ruth (Swett) Hooper; member Massachusetts House of Representatives; US Senator from Mass., 1789-91; surveyor Port of Boston, 1814-17; d. 30 May 1817 Boston, Mass. From the description of Correspondence of Tristram Dalton, 1783-1791. (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 220929385 U.S. Senator (Mass.). ...