Samuel Fletcher Papers, 1808-1849

Title:

Samuel Fletcher Papers, 1808-1849

Creator:

Fletcher, Samuel, 1785-1858

Accession / Call Number:

1983.089

Object ID:

1983-089

Date:

1808-1849

Physical Description:

2 boxes ; 0.83 linear feet

Scope and Content:

Samuel Fletcher's Papers consist entirely of correspondence. The correspondence spans the years from 1808 (when Fletcher was at Dartmouth College) to 1849 (just prior to his retirement from the legal profession), with the bulk of it concentrated in the 1820s period. Many of the letters contained in the collection are from Fletcher's family, namely his brother William Asa Fletcher (resident of Salem, NH) as well as other siblings, John, Amos, and Sally Fletcher. There are also several pieces of correspondence from his first wife, Nancy Boardman Fletcher, and his daughters. Other correspondence in the collection, largely from influential clients and friends, documents the political climate of the state and region during the second quarter of the 19th century. Of particular note are letters from C.H. Atherton, Ichabod Bartlett, Levi Bartlett, Samuel Bell, Henry Bond (extensive correspondence from this Philadelphia physician), Nathaniel Bouton, Philip Carrigain, John Farmer, Samuel Green, Matthew Harvey, John Kelly, John Kent, Moody Kent, Asa McFarland, Gilman Marston, Nathaniel P. Rogers, Thomas W. Thompson, and Nathaniel White.

Subjects:

Correspondence , Lawyers , Politics and government

Locations:

Andover, MA
Concord, NH
Hanover, NH

People:

Atherton, Charles Humphrey, 1773-1853 , Bartlett, Ichabod, 1786-1853 , Bartlett, Levi , Bell, Samuel, 1770-1850 , Bond, Henry, 1790-1850 , Bouton, Nathaniel, Rev., 1799-1878 , Carrigain, Philip, 1772-1842 , Farmer, John, 1789-1838 , Fletcher, Samuel, 1785-1858 , Fletcher, William Asa, 1788-1852 , Green, Samuel, 1770-1851 , Harvey, Matthew, 1781-1866 , Kelly, John , Kent, Moody, 1779-1866 , McFarland, Asa, 1804-1879 , Marston, Gilman, 1811-1890 , Rogers, Nathaniel Peabody, 1794-1846 , Thompson, Thomas W., 1766-1821 , White, Nathaniel, 1811-1880

Organizations:

Dartmouth College
Fletcher family

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society collection.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection