John Salter Correspondence, 1813-1857

Title:

John Salter Correspondence, 1813-1857

Creator:

Salter, John, 1788-1858

Accession / Call Number:

1984.020

Object ID:

1984-020

Date:

1813-1857

Physical Description:

1 box, 97 items ; 0.21 linear feet

Scope and Content:

There is a folder of family correspondence relating to the cotton trade, and two documents concerning the estate of John Salter, Sr., 1838. A folder of copies of letters from Salter to Judge Joel Parker protesting a court decision, 1846. Principally copies of letters, 1849-1957, protesting a bill passed in 1848, which authorized the building of wooden docks, basins, and railways at navy yards in Kittery, Philadelphia, and Pensacola. Salter charged ignorance in the navy and bribery of congressmen. Letters addressed to Presidents Millard Fillmore and Franklin Pierce, various secretaries of the navy, senators, congressmen, and newspapers; memorials to Congress included. Replies received from Representatives Amos Tuck and James Pike only.

Subjects:

Construction , Cotton , Dry docks , Petitions , Politics and government , Shipping

Locations:

Portsmouth, NH
Washington, DC

People:

Ball, Edward, 1811-1872 , Bell, James, 1804-1857 , Brodhead, Richard, 1811-1863 , Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 , Clayton, John M., 1796-1856 , Cloutman, John , Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868 , Cooper, James , Dobbin, James C., 1814-1857 , Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869 , Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874 , Graham, William A., 1804-1875 , Hibbard, Harry, 1816-1872 , Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 , Kennedy, John Pendleton, 1795-1870 , Kittredge, George W., 1805-1881 , Martin, Noah, 1801-1863 , Morton, Jackson, 1794-1874 , Norris, Moses, 1799-1855 , Parker, Joel, 1795-1875 , Pike, James, 1818-1895 , Preston, William Ballard, 1816-1887 , Salter, John, 1788-1858 , Sleeper, John S. , Soulé, Pierre, 1801-1870 , Tappan, Mason Weare, 1817-1886 , Tuck, Amos, 1810-1897 , Wentworth, John, 1815-1888

Organizations:

Salter family
United States. Congress
United States. Navy
United States. Department of the Treasury
Eliza Grant (Ship)

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society collection.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection

Finding Aid Link:

RS63220_Salter_John_Correspondence_1984.020.pdf