Nathan Appleton correspondence with and material about Abbott Lawrence
Overview
Letters by and about manufacturer, banker, and Massachusetts congressman Nathan Appleton.
Dates
- Creation: 1831-1856
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)The bulk of the collection is 65 letters, 1831-1854, from Lawrence to Appleton that reflect Lawrence's career as a textile manufacturer and congressman, his interest in the tariff bill, and later his service as U.S. minister to England. Also letters to Appleton from Lawrence family members and others thanking him for his memoir on Lawrence; and a few letters to Appleton containing information about Lawrence, assembled in preparation for the writing of the memoir.
Biographical / Historical
Appleton, a manufacturer, banker, and Massachusetts congressman, was a founder of the city of Lowell, Mass., and helped build up Lawrence, Mass. and Manchester, N.H. He wrote a memoir of Abbott Lawrence, fellow textile manufacturer, founder of Lawrence, Mass., Massachusetts congressman, and diplomat.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by author
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
58M-185. Gift of Mrs. R. D. Fay; received: 1959.
- Title
- Appleton, Nathan, 1779-1861. Nathan Appleton correspondence with and material about Abbott Lawrence, 1831-1856: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01238
Repository Details
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