Parrott, John Fabyan

Title:

Parrott, John Fabyan

Accession / Call Number:

M 1925-002-C Parrott

Object ID:

M 1925-002-C Parrott

Date:

1792-1878

Physical Description:

7 boxes 3 linear feet. ca 2500 items

Scope and Content:

Sea captain, U.S. Representative 1817-1819, senator 1819-1825. General correspondence includes letters to wife from various ports, a few business letters and a letter book, and letters received as congressman and senator (2 boxes); there are letters to his wife describing his life in Washington with dinner invitations and calling cards (1 box); family correspondence (4 boxes) includes letters from his nine children and their Toscan cousins, interesting letters about Portsmouth and the voyages of sea captains.General political, and family correspondence, and a family history describing Portsmouth social life as well as life at sea, with logs of 2 voyages (Manila-Germany-Cape Ann, 1822-23, and Calcutta-Boston, 1845), and descriptions of Calcutta (1835) and Surinam (1832-34). Letters from Parrott's brother, William Walker Parrott (1778-1858), Glouscester shipowner and Massachusetts State senator, concern business affairs and Massachusetts politics. Letters received as U.S. Senator concern the Missouri Compromise, the tariff, foreign affairs, and naval regulations. Letters from Robert Parker Parrott (1804-1877), inventor of the Parrott rifle, touch on West Point Military Academy and his early life. A 20-page letter from Enoch Greenleaf Parrott (1815-1879) describes a punitive expedition on the coast of West Africa by the U.S.S. Saratoga of the African Squadron. Unpublished guide in repository.

Subjects:

Toscan family. , Voyages and travels.

Locations:

Portsmouth (N.H.) Social life and customs.
United States History 1815-1861.

Organizations:

Parrott family

Level Description:

Item