Henry Carroll and Nathaniel Baker Papers, 1833-1846

Title:

Henry Carroll and Nathaniel Baker Papers, 1833-1846

Creator:

Carroll, Henry H., 1813-1846
Baker, Nathaniel B., 1818-1876

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

1983.118

Object ID:

1983.118

Date:

1833-1846

Physical Description:

4 boxes Approximately 600 items

Scope and Content:

Henry Carroll and Nathaniel Baker owned the New Hampshire Patriot, the state's foremost Democratic paper, from 1841 to 1846. Prior to that time, the Patriot had been owned by Isaac Hill and Cyrus Barton. Hill left the paper in 1829 when he was appointed to a post in the Department of Treasury, and in 1840, Henry Carroll joined Barton. Barton sold his interest to Nathaniel B. Baker in 1841. When Carroll died in 1846, the Patriot was sold to Joseph Merriam and John Hill, the son of Isaac Hill. Carroll and Baker were also selected as state printers and, in the early 1840's, printed statutes and other official items for the state of New Hampshire. The Henry Carroll and Nathaniel Baker Papers contain letters from Democratic office holders, letters to the editor, rough drafts for editorials in the Patriot, items relating to their state printing assignments, and letters to Charles T. Jackson, New Hampshire's state geologist. Most of the correspondence is from 1840 to 1845, with a few letters from the 1830's. The major themes reflected in the collection concern the Radical and Conservative split within the Democratic party, and the turmoil caused by John Parker Hale's denunciation of the Texas annexation.

Subjects:

Printers New Hampshire. , Democratic party. , New Hampshire Patriot (newspaper) , Geology New Hampshire. , Political parties New Hampshire History.

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Atherton, Charles Gordon, 1804-1853 , Burke, Edmund, 1809-1882 , Hale, John Parker, 1806-03-31-1873-12-19 , Hibbard, Harry, 1816-1872 , Jackson, Charles T., 1805-1880 , Norris, Moses, 1799-1855 , Lane, Charles E., 1837-1868 , Hill, Isaac, 1789-1851 , Swaysey, Samuel , Ayer, Samuel Hazen , Eastman, Ira , Fowler, Asa, 1811-1885 , Barton, Cyrus, 1795-1855 , Woodbury, Levi, 1789-1851 , Baker, Nathaniel, 1818-1876 , Carroll, Henry

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection

Finding Aid Link:

RS24874_Carroll_Henry_Baker_Nathaniel_Papers_1983.118.pdf