Papers, 1819-1934.

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Papers, 1819-1934.

Papers of Anna R. Decatur and other family members. Papers of other family members include "A Memorial" (Printed, ca. 1849) about Stephen Decatur, naval officer; genealogical notes and calling cards; poem by Charles H.L. Johnson about Stephen Decatur; ephemera relating to the Decatur House, Washington, D.C., and the U.S.S. Decatur; papers of Samuel Storer, including correspondence (1830) with his father, George Washington Storer, and materials (1844-1857) reflecting Samuel's service as justice of the peace and commissioner of Rockingham County, N.H.; diary (1905-1906) of Lewis Wasson, written as a boy, recording daily events, geometry formulae, and marine disasters in or near the Portsmouth harbor; deed (1855) for sale of the ship Albert Gallatin; petition (1866) from citizens of Kittery, Me., to the Portsmouth Common Council, requesting the removal of a quarantine line further from Kittery Point; letter (1819) from Stephen Decatur to Mrs. Elwell relating to insurance on her house; letters of George Washington Storer to Ichabod Goodwin, resigning from the Federal Fire Society and to Charles Burroughs, resigning from Portsmouth Athenaeum; and note (1861) of Gov. Ichabod Goodwin to George Bowery, mayor of Nashua, N.H., regarding Civil War regiments.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8047841

Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum

Related Entities

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Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820

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Decatur was a U. S. naval officer known for his actions during the War of 1812 and against the North African pirates in the western Mediterranean. From the description of Letter, December 26, 1810. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 434841894 American naval officer. From the description of ALS : Washington, D.C., to John Bullus, 21 Feb. 1816. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122626164 American naval hero of t...

Alfred Gallatin (Ship)

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Burroughs, Charles, 1787-1868

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Clergyman and poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Portsmouth, N.H., to Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1860 Sept. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131713 ...

Decatur (Ship)

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Storer, Samuel

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Johnson, Charles H. L.

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Federal Fire Society (Portsmouth, N.H.)

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Goodwin, Ichabod, 1794-1882

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Bowery, George

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Portsmouth (N.H.). Common Council

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Wasson, Lewis

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Decatur family.

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Residents of Portsmouth, N.H. From the description of Papers, 1819-1934. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70946230 ...

Portsmouth Athenaeum (Portsmouth, N.H.)

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Private membership circulation library incorporated in 1817; library and museum open to the public in 1986. From the description of Records, 1817-1985. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70938086 ...

Decatur, Anna R.

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Elwell, Mrs.

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Decatur, Elizabeth P.

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Decatur House (Washington, D.C.)

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Storer, George Washington

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Storer served as Commander of the Brazilian Squadron from 1849 to 1850. From the description of Letter, August 31, 1847. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46357691 ...