Papers of Caleb Stark, Sr., and Caleb Stark, Jr., 1782-1860.

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Papers of Caleb Stark, Sr., and Caleb Stark, Jr., 1782-1860.

Correspondence of Caleb Stark, Sr., relating to his business enterprises, particularly in shipping and trade, and some personal correspondence; correspondence of Stark's son, Caleb Stark (1804-1864), lawyer, historian, and poet, of Dunbarton, N.H., relating to family matters and his research and writing, journals (1824-72) of his trips from the East coast to the Middle West, and notebooks of poetry; and papers of other family members.

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Stark, Caleb, 1804-1864

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Stark, Caleb, 1759-1838

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Caleb Stark was the son of General John Stark. Caleb fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill and eventually became the aide-de-camp to his father. After the Revolutionary War, Caleb became a merchant and worked in Haverhill and Boston, Massachusetts. He returned to the Pembroke/Dunbarton, New Hampshire area around 1811 when he purchased the Pembroke Cotton and Woolen factory. He sold the facotry in 1830 and retired to Oxford, Ohio, where he claimed land granted to his father due to his military serv...