Isaac Hill Papers, 1777-1873

Title:

Isaac Hill Papers, 1777-1873

Creator:

Hill, Isaac, 1789-1851

Accession / Call Number:

1963.014

Object ID:

M 1963-014

Date:

1777-1873

Physical Description:

2 boxes

Level of Description:

Collection

Abstract:

The Isaac Hill Papers, 1777-1873, consist of Isaac Hill's correspondence throughout his professional career, personal account books, deeds, insurance policies, invitations, miscellaneous family papers, and correspondence from the Montgomery and West families.

Scope and Content:

The Isaac Hill Papers, 1777-1873, consist primarily of Isaac Hill's correspondence throught his professional career. Some notable correspondents include General Duff Green, Levi Woodbury, Andrew Jackson, Amos Kendall, Benjamin Pierce, Jedidiah Morse, Hezekiah Niles, William Curtis Noyes, Charles Hazen Peaslee, William Plumer, and Daniel Webster. The correspondence relates to the New Hampshire Patriot, which Hill published; Democratic party politics, and Democratic opposition to the Whig Party. Also included are Isaac Hill's personal account books, deeds, insurance policies, and invitations to him and his wife. Approximately 100 items in this collection relate specifically to Isaac Hill's involvement in a libel suit brought against him in 1846, Alanson Cook v. Isaac Hill. There is also a small collection of miscellaneous Hill family papers, as well as papers from William P. Hill and correspondence from the Montgomery and West families. See finding aid for full list of correspondents.

Arrangement:

The materials in box one of this collection have primarily been organized chronologically into folders, with a few folders organized by subject. The materials in box two have been organized into folders by subject.

Subjects:

Newspapers , Politics and government , Deeds , Editors , Governors , Publishers and publishing

Locations:

Boston, MA
Cambridge, MA
Amherst, NH
Concord, NH
Rumney, NH
Washington, DC

People:

Hill, Isaac, 1789-1851 , Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 , Woodbury, Levi, 1787-1851 , Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 , Pierce, Benjamin, 1757-1839

Organizations:

Democratic Party (N.H.)
New Hampshire. General Court. Senate
United States. Post Office Department
New Hampshire Patriot

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Grace Hill.
New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.
Gift of the New Hampshire Antiquarian Society in 1939.
Gift of Mr. Kenison Hill in 1970.

Location Code:

TL/1W

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Preferred Citation:

Isaac Hill Papers, 1963.014. New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH. Date accessed.