Manuscripts

1847-1869

Description: Includes Franklin Pierce, Washington, D.C., autograph letter signed to Samuel F. Abbot, 1856 April 14 (AT 132).
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1780-1946.
Call number: mssAT
Creator: Abbot, George Jacob (active 1860-1870)(Opens in new tab)
Additional description: Included are family photographs, a volume of printer's proofs, and newspaper clippings relating to Daniel Webster. Correspondence between Abbot and Hale covers a wide range of current events, including discussion of Daniel Webster and John Taylor Gilman (1753-1828). Also present is Franklin Pierce autograph letter signed to Samuel F. Abbot, 1856 April 14 (1 page).
Provenance: Purchased from J.I. Fraser, 1959.; One letter and two photographs gift of John D. Seelye, 1963.

George Jacob Abbot papers

Manuscripts

This collection includes the papers of five New England families related by marriage: the Abbot, Emery, Gilman, Nicholas, and Throop families. Included are correspondence, family photographs, a volume of printer's proofs, and newspaper clippings relating to Daniel Webster. There are not many letters of the Throops, Nicholases, or Emerys. However, the family materials of the Abbots and the family of John Taylor Gilman are more heavily represented. Gilman was a staunch Federalist who engaged in pre- and post-Revolutionary activities. Twice he served as Governor of New Hampshire. George Jacob Abbot's correspondence reflects his friendships with Daniel Webster and Edward Everett Hale. The correspondence between Abbot and Hale covers a wide range of current events, including discussion of Daniel Webster and John Taylor Gilman (1753-1828). There are some incomplete manuscripts, sermons, family photographs included as well as newspaper clippings relating to Daniel Webster. Also present is Franklin Pierce autograph letter signed to Samuel F. Abbot, 1856 April 14 (1 page).

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Photographs; Ephemera; Notebooks; Miscellaneous; Printed Clippings

Manuscripts

Papers and correspondence of George J. Abbot and the related families of Emery, Gilman, Nicholas, and Throop families.

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1780-1846

Manuscripts

Papers and correspondence of George J. Abbot and the related families of Emery, Gilman, Nicholas, and Throop families.

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Volumes

Manuscripts

Papers and correspondence of George J. Abbot and the related families of Emery, Gilman, Nicholas, and Throop families.

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1870-1946

Manuscripts

Papers and correspondence of George J. Abbot and the related families of Emery, Gilman, Nicholas, and Throop families.

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Isaac N. Arnold collection

Manuscripts

Collection consists of loose letters and documents removed from Isaac N. Arnold's The Life of Abraham Lincoln, 17875, volumes 1 and 2. Materials created by U.S. presidents include Millard Fillmore, Washington, D.C., order to Secretary of State Edward Everett, document signed, 1853 February 25; Franklin Pierce, Washington, D.C., order to Secretary of State William Learned Marcy, document signed, 1855 April 19; James Buchanan, Washington, D.C., order to Secretary of State Lewis Cass, document signed, 1859 December 30; James A. Garfield, Washington, D.C., note to Mr. Conant, autograph letter signed, 1875 March 8; Ulysses S. Grant letter to unknown recipient recommending Dr. Hicks, autograph letter signed, undated; Martin Van Buren order to Secretary of State John Forsyth, document signed, 1839 August 1.Also present are letters or documents from Benjamin F. Butler, Henry Clay, Schuyler Colfax, Roscoe Conkling, Edward Everett, Hannibal Hamlin, Oliver Otis Howard, Reverdy Johnson, Robert Todd Lincoln, John A. Logan, Irvin McDowell, Montgomery C. Meigs, Lot M. Morrill, John M. Schofield, Winfield Scott, Philip H. Sheridan, William T. Sherman, Daniel Sickles, Alexander H. Stephens, Charles Sumner, Alfred H. Terry, and Daniel Webster.

mssHM 39875-39903

1847-1869

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George Jacob Abbot papers

Photographs; Ephemera; Notebooks; Miscellaneous; Printed Clippings

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