John Wingate Weeks, 1804-1849

Title:

John Wingate Weeks, 1804-1849

Creator:

Weeks, John Wingate, 1781-1853

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

1974.072

Object ID:

1974.072.01

Date:

1804-1849

Physical Description:

15 folders

Level of Description:

Series

Scope and Content:

Series one contains correspondence and other items related to the career of John Wingate Weeks (1781-1853), including letters written to him immediately preceding and during the War of 1812, while he was sheriff of Coos County, NH, and while he served as United States Representative from 1829-1833. Many letters discuss Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and John C. Calhoun as well as the political climate of New Hampshire.

Arrangement:

The materials in this series are arranged chronologically.

Subjects:

Postal service , Temperance , United States--History--War of 1812

Locations:

Lancaster, NH
Coos County, NH
Washington, DC

People:

Woodbury, Levi, 1789-1851 , Thornton, James Buonaparte, 1800-1838 , Rogers, Nathaniel P., 1794-1846 , Bartlett, Richard, 1794-1837 , Gilman, John Taylor, 1753-1828 , Hill, Isaac, 1789-1851 , Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 , Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 , Calhoun, John C., 1782-1850 , Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 , Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 , Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 , Weeks, John Wingate, 1781-1853

Organizations:

Bank of the United States (1816-1836)
Democratic Party (U.S.)

Credit Line:

Gift of William B. Jordan, Jr. in December 1974.

Location Code:

Tl/1W

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Preferred Citation:

Item title, John Wingate Weeks Papers, 1804-1899, 1974.072. New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH. Date accessed.