William Pitt Fessenden papers,
Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869.
William Pitt Fessenden papers, 1832-1878 (bulk 1861-1867). - 1,000 items. 8 containers. 5 microfilm reels. 1.5 linear feet.
Open to research.
Correspondence with related clippings and printed material pertaining chiefly to Fessenden's service on the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and as U.S. secretary of the treasury under Abraham Lincoln. Subjects include Maine and national politics, disputed territorial claims in Maine, abolitionism, operations of the Treasury Dept. in 1864 and 1865, financing the Civil War, financial crises in the U.S. during the 1860s, Reconstruction, the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, and Fessenden's personal and family affairs. Correspondents include Elisha Hunt Allen, John Birney, Gamaliel Bradford, John J. Cisco, Nathaniel Dale, Timothy Davis, Hamilton Fish, A. T. Galt, R. M. Griffin, Morris Ketchum, Hugh McCulloch, Robert A. Maxwell, Freeman H. Morse, William D. Porter, John A. Stewart, George M. Towle, Joseph A. Ware, and J. E. Williams.
Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division.
Washington, D.C. :
Library of Congress Photoduplication Service,
1968.
U.S. secretary of the treasury, U.S. senator and representative from Maine, and lawyer.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007018
mm 79020446
Allen, Elisha Hunt, 1804-1883 --Correspondence.
Birney, John--Correspondence.
Bradford, Gamaliel, 1831-1911 --Correspondence.
Cisco, John J.--Correspondence.
Dale, Nathaniel--Correspondence.
Davis, Timothy, 1821-1888 --Correspondence.
Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893 --Correspondence.
Galt, A. T. Sir, 1817-1893 --Correspondence.
Griffin, R. M.--Correspondence.
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 --Impeachment.
Ketchum, Morris, active 1864 --Correspondence.
McCulloch, Hugh, 1808-1895 --Correspondence.
Maxwell, Robert A.--Correspondence.
Morse, Freeman H. 1807-1891 --Correspondence.
Porter, Wm. D. 1810-1883 --Correspondence.
Stewart, John Aikman, 1822-1926 --Correspondence.
Towle, George M. 1841-1893 --Correspondence.
Ware, Joseph A.--Correspondence.
Williams, J. E.--Correspondence.
Fessenden family.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance.
United States. Department of the Treasury. Office of the Secretary.
Antislavery movements--United States.
Financial crises--History--United States--19th century.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Slavery.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.
Maine--Politics and government.
Northeast boundary of the United States.
United States--Economic policy--To 1933.
United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
United States--History--Finance.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--Politics and government--19th century.
Cabinet officers.
Lawyers.
Representatives, U.S. Congress--Maine.
Senators, U.S. Congress--Maine.
William Pitt Fessenden papers, 1832-1878 (bulk 1861-1867). - 1,000 items. 8 containers. 5 microfilm reels. 1.5 linear feet.
Open to research.
Correspondence with related clippings and printed material pertaining chiefly to Fessenden's service on the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and as U.S. secretary of the treasury under Abraham Lincoln. Subjects include Maine and national politics, disputed territorial claims in Maine, abolitionism, operations of the Treasury Dept. in 1864 and 1865, financing the Civil War, financial crises in the U.S. during the 1860s, Reconstruction, the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, and Fessenden's personal and family affairs. Correspondents include Elisha Hunt Allen, John Birney, Gamaliel Bradford, John J. Cisco, Nathaniel Dale, Timothy Davis, Hamilton Fish, A. T. Galt, R. M. Griffin, Morris Ketchum, Hugh McCulloch, Robert A. Maxwell, Freeman H. Morse, William D. Porter, John A. Stewart, George M. Towle, Joseph A. Ware, and J. E. Williams.
Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division.
Washington, D.C. :
Library of Congress Photoduplication Service,
1968.
U.S. secretary of the treasury, U.S. senator and representative from Maine, and lawyer.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007018
mm 79020446
Allen, Elisha Hunt, 1804-1883 --Correspondence.
Birney, John--Correspondence.
Bradford, Gamaliel, 1831-1911 --Correspondence.
Cisco, John J.--Correspondence.
Dale, Nathaniel--Correspondence.
Davis, Timothy, 1821-1888 --Correspondence.
Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893 --Correspondence.
Galt, A. T. Sir, 1817-1893 --Correspondence.
Griffin, R. M.--Correspondence.
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 --Impeachment.
Ketchum, Morris, active 1864 --Correspondence.
McCulloch, Hugh, 1808-1895 --Correspondence.
Maxwell, Robert A.--Correspondence.
Morse, Freeman H. 1807-1891 --Correspondence.
Porter, Wm. D. 1810-1883 --Correspondence.
Stewart, John Aikman, 1822-1926 --Correspondence.
Towle, George M. 1841-1893 --Correspondence.
Ware, Joseph A.--Correspondence.
Williams, J. E.--Correspondence.
Fessenden family.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance.
United States. Department of the Treasury. Office of the Secretary.
Antislavery movements--United States.
Financial crises--History--United States--19th century.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Slavery.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.
Maine--Politics and government.
Northeast boundary of the United States.
United States--Economic policy--To 1933.
United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
United States--History--Finance.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--Politics and government--19th century.
Cabinet officers.
Lawyers.
Representatives, U.S. Congress--Maine.
Senators, U.S. Congress--Maine.