Foster Family Papers, 1784-1886

Title:

Foster Family Papers, 1784-1886

Creator:

Foster family

Accession / Call Number:

1992.076

Object ID:

1992-076

Date:

1784-1886

Physical Description:

1 box ; 0.21 linear feet

Scope and Content:

The Foster Family Papers, 1784-1886, contain the genealogy, correspondence, legal papers, and some Civil War papers from the family of Dr. Samuel Foster (1758-1826), Franklin Foster (1798-1865), and Nathan Hunting Foster (1832-1880). The Dr. Samuel Foster papers include weather observations, medicine notes and lists, as well as correspondence discussing advice on writing, letters to daughter Lucinda, and the estate papers of Samuel Foster. Franklin Foster's papers include correspondence to sister Lucinda regarding family activities, letter regarding the death of George Hunting and parents from cholera in 1833 in Kentucky, and to his wife while in Kentucky settling the Hunting estate. Other materials include legal papers, such as the sale of land in Dunstable, and deeds of land in Nashua and Nashville. Nathan Hunting Foster's papers contain instructions to recruiting officers, 1861; descriptive list, 1862 Rhode Island Cavalry; First New England Cavalry promotion to quartermaster Sergeant; letter from Warrenton to sister June 1863; and discharge and pension forms.

Subjects:

Account books , Correspondence , Genealogy , Medicine--Practice , Pensions , Physicians , Soldiers , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Locations:

Brentwood, NH
Candia, NH
Dunstable, NH
Kentucky

People:

Foster, Franklin, 1798-1865 , Foster, Mary, 1765-1861 , Foster, Nathan Hunting, 1832-1880 , Foster, Samuel, 1758-1826

Organizations:

Foster family
Hunting family
United States. Army. New Hampshire Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society collection.
Gift of Mrs. Chesley Durgin.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection

Finding Aid Link:

RS65518_Foster_Family_Papers_1992.076.pdf