Charles H. Atherton financial papers, 1799-1818

Collection Name:

Atherton Family Papers, 1772-1852

Title:

Charles H. Atherton financial papers, 1799-1818

Creator:

Atherton, Charles Humphrey, 1773-1853

Accession / Call Number:

1940.001

Object ID:

2014.060

Date:

1799-1818

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

2 folders

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

The Charles H. Atherton financial papers contain receipts, bills, accounts, and other financial papers for the years 1799 to 1818. Charles Humphrey Atherton (1773-1853) of Amherst, NH served as United States Representative from New Hampshire from 1815 to 1817. He worked as a lawyer and banker in addition to also serving in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1823 to 1839. The collection also includes some receipts of Atherton's father, Joshua Atherton, also of Amherst, NH. The following names of people are found in the financial documents: Nathaniel Adams, Frederic French, John Dune, John Knight, James Nowell, William Low, Silas Call, Aaron Whitney, Enoch Holmes, Isaac Watson, Asa Crosby, John Watson, Samuel Bell, Isaac Thomas, and Robert Fletcher. There are also items related to the business of the Peterborough Cotton Factory Corporation.

Subjects:

Receipts (Acknowledgements) , Accounts

Locations:

Amherst, NH
Boston, MA

People:

French, Frederic, 1766-1824 , Adams, Nathaniel , Knight, John , Atherton, Joshua, 1737-1809 , Low, William, 1779-1847 , Bell, Samuel , Fletcher, Robert , Dune, John , Nowell, James , Call, Silas , Whitney, Aaron , Holmes, Enoch , Watson, Isaac , Crosby, Asa, 1765-1836 , Watson, John , Atherton, Charles Humphrey, 1773-1853

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

File