Aquila Davis Papers, 1814-1846, 1874, 1883-1889

Title:

Aquila Davis Papers, 1814-1846, 1874, 1883-1889

Creator:

Davis, Aquila, 1760-1835

Accession / Call Number:

1994.004

Object ID:

1994-004

Date:

1814-1846, 1874, 1883-1889

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 box ; 0.21 linear feet

Scope and Content:

The Aquila Davis Papers consist of correspondence that covers subjects such as the military, land purchases, timber for masts, personal finances, a sawmill, and land in Maine, primarily in Foxcroft. Most of the correspondence is to Aquila Davis. However, there are also letters to and from his family members that were exchanged after his death. The correspondence in this collection dates from 1814 to 1889.

Subjects:

Bounties, Military , Businessmen , Finance, Personal , Lumber , Lumbermen , Politicians , Sawmills , Soldiers , Timber , United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 , United States-- History-- War of 1812

Locations:

Foxcroft, ME
New Orleans, LA
Warner, NH

People:

Ambrose, Stephen , Appleton, John , Baker, Marshal , Bartlett, Richard, 1794-1837 , Bradbury, John , Call, Royal , Cofran, John , Davis, Alice J. Whittier, 1857-1895 , Davis, Aquila, 1760-1835 , Davis, Betsy, 1788-1850 , Davis, Henry Chase, 1850-1932 , Davis, Henry F., 1809-1861 , Davis, James S., 1809-1842 , Davis, Nathaniel A., 1794-1866 , Eliot, Samuel , Evans, Benjamin , Gower, James H. , Greeley, John , Morrill, David Lawrence, 1772-1849 , Nesmith, George W., 1800-1890

Organizations:

New Hampshire. Militia

Credit Line:

Gift of Margaret Davis.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection

Box Number:

1

Finding Aid Link:

RS64389_Davis_Aquila_Papers_1994.004.pdf