Letter from Jonathan B. Sargent at the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane, 1877 February 4

Title:

Letter from Jonathan B. Sargent at the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane, 1877 February 4

Creator:

Sargent, Jonathan B., 1798-1882

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2017.036 (m)

Object ID:

2017.036 (m)

Date:

1877/02/04

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Jonathan B. Sargeant at the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane in Concord, NH, dated February 4, 1877. In the letter, which is not addressed to anyone and could be considered a short memoir, Sargent writes about key events and decisions of his life, some of which are somewhat incoherent. At the beginning of the writing, he discusses his political history including for whom he voted in presidential elections and some general views on American history. He describes his time in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the mid-nineteenth century and some events of his childhood. He then goes on to write about religion and his feelings on certain occupations, closing with a short timeline of his life.

Subjects:

Autobiography , Correspondence , Asylums

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Sargent, Jonathan B., 1798-1882

Organizations:

New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item