Letter from Paine Wingate to Josiah Bartlett, 1812 February 20
- Collection Name:
- Josiah Bartlett Family Papers, 1710-1937
- Title:
- Letter from Paine Wingate to Josiah Bartlett, 1812 February 20
- Creator:
- Wingate, Paine, 1739-1838
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1940.003
- Object ID:
- 1940.003.028.007
- Date:
- 1812/02/20
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Paine Wingate in Stratham, NH, to Josiah Bartlett in Congress at Washington, DC, dated February 20, 1812. In the letter, Wingate discusses the news of an upcoming war and hopes war will be avoided. He goes on to discuss the gubernatorial campaign between William Plumer and John Taylor Gilman, as well as the stalemate in the choice of a new Attorney General for New Hampshire.
- Locations:
- Stratham, NH
- People:
- Bartlett, Josiah, 1768-1838 , Wingate, Paine, 1739-1838 , Plumer, William, 1759-1850 , Gilman, John Taylor, 1753-1828
- Organizations:
- United States. Congress
- 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:
- Gift of Mrs. John Watt.
Digitization supported by an anonymous donor. - Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
- Box Number:
- 2
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