Josiah Butler Correspondence, 1817-1822
- Title:
- Josiah Butler Correspondence, 1817-1822
- Creator:
- Butler, Josiah, 1779-1854
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2018.034
- Object ID:
- 2017.008 (m)
- Date:
- 1817-1822
- Physical Description:
- 1 folder ; 13 letters
- Level of Description:
- Collection
- Scope and Content:
- Correspondence from Josiah Butler to John Jenness and Thomas Jenness dated 1817 through 1822. Butler writes from Washington, DC, where he was serving as a member of the House of Representatives from New Hampshire. Both John and Thomas lived in Deerfield, NH, Butler's hometown. Butler writes about the post office opening in Deerfield, of which he plans to appoint John Jenness as postmaster. He also frequently mentions land patents, or land grants, in Illinois, northern New Hampshire, and other parts of the west.
- Subjects:
- Land grants , Postmasters
- Locations:
- Washington, DC
Deerfield, NH - Organizations:
- United States. Congress
United States Postal Service - Credit Line:
- Gift of Joanne F. Wasson.
New Hampshire Historical Society purchase. - Location Code:
- TL/1W
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Preferred Citation:
- Josiah Butler Correspondence, 2017.008 (m). New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH. Date accessed.
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