Letitia T. Howe collection,
Howe, Letitia T.,
Letitia T. Howe collection, 1822-1876 (bulk 1840-1865). - 140 items. 1 container. 0.2 linear feet.
Open to research.
Collection organized in an Abraham Lincoln file and a Caleb Cushing file. The Lincoln file contains correspondence (1861-1865), copy of a promissory note endorsed by Lincoln, and lithographic portrait of Lincoln during his presidency. The correspondence includes letters to Lincoln primarily requesting government posts or military promotions, letters of John Hay on Lincoln's behalf, and letters and documents mentioning Lincoln. The Cushing file contains letters written by Cushing and several letters addressed to Cushing (1822-1876), draft of a legal opinion by Cushing, and photographic portrait of Cushing from the 1850s. The correspondence pertains to legal, political, and business matters throughout Cushing's career. Correspondents include A.D. Bache, George William Childs, Rufus Choate, John Randolph Clay, Jefferson Davis, W.W.H. Davis, Asbury Dickins, Simon Greenleaf, Robert McClelland, James Morss, Benjamin Perley Poor, Samuel E. Sewall, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford, Richard Smith Spofford, Charles Sumner, B.B. Thatcher, A.P. Upshur, and T.B. Wakeman.
In part, positive photocopies.
[S.l.].
Collector.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007050
mm 79084018
Bache, A. D. 1806-1867 --Correspondence.
Childs, George William, 1829-1894 --Correspondence.
Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859 --Correspondence.
Clay, John Randolph, 1808-1885 --Correspondence.
Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879.
Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879 --Correspondence.
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 --Correspondence.
Davis, W. W. H. 1820-1910 --Correspondence.
Dickins, Asbury, 1780-1861 --Correspondence.
Greenleaf, Simon, 1783-1853 --Correspondence.
Hay, John, 1838-1905 --Correspondence.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Correspondence.
McClelland, Robert, 1807-1880 --Correspondence.
Morss, James--Correspondence.
Poor, Benjamin Perley--Correspondence.
Sewall, Samuel E. 1799-1888 --Correspondence.
Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921 --Correspondence.
Spofford, Richard Smith, -1888 --Correspondence.
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 --Correspondence.
Thatcher, B. B. 1809-1840 --Correspondence.
Upshur, A. P. 1790-1844 --Correspondence.
Wakeman, T. B.--Correspondence.
United States--Politics and government--19th century.
United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
Massachusetts--Politics and government.
Collectors.
Letitia T. Howe collection, 1822-1876 (bulk 1840-1865). - 140 items. 1 container. 0.2 linear feet.
Open to research.
Collection organized in an Abraham Lincoln file and a Caleb Cushing file. The Lincoln file contains correspondence (1861-1865), copy of a promissory note endorsed by Lincoln, and lithographic portrait of Lincoln during his presidency. The correspondence includes letters to Lincoln primarily requesting government posts or military promotions, letters of John Hay on Lincoln's behalf, and letters and documents mentioning Lincoln. The Cushing file contains letters written by Cushing and several letters addressed to Cushing (1822-1876), draft of a legal opinion by Cushing, and photographic portrait of Cushing from the 1850s. The correspondence pertains to legal, political, and business matters throughout Cushing's career. Correspondents include A.D. Bache, George William Childs, Rufus Choate, John Randolph Clay, Jefferson Davis, W.W.H. Davis, Asbury Dickins, Simon Greenleaf, Robert McClelland, James Morss, Benjamin Perley Poor, Samuel E. Sewall, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford, Richard Smith Spofford, Charles Sumner, B.B. Thatcher, A.P. Upshur, and T.B. Wakeman.
In part, positive photocopies.
[S.l.].
Collector.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007050
mm 79084018
Bache, A. D. 1806-1867 --Correspondence.
Childs, George William, 1829-1894 --Correspondence.
Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859 --Correspondence.
Clay, John Randolph, 1808-1885 --Correspondence.
Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879.
Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879 --Correspondence.
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 --Correspondence.
Davis, W. W. H. 1820-1910 --Correspondence.
Dickins, Asbury, 1780-1861 --Correspondence.
Greenleaf, Simon, 1783-1853 --Correspondence.
Hay, John, 1838-1905 --Correspondence.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Correspondence.
McClelland, Robert, 1807-1880 --Correspondence.
Morss, James--Correspondence.
Poor, Benjamin Perley--Correspondence.
Sewall, Samuel E. 1799-1888 --Correspondence.
Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921 --Correspondence.
Spofford, Richard Smith, -1888 --Correspondence.
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 --Correspondence.
Thatcher, B. B. 1809-1840 --Correspondence.
Upshur, A. P. 1790-1844 --Correspondence.
Wakeman, T. B.--Correspondence.
United States--Politics and government--19th century.
United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
Massachusetts--Politics and government.
Collectors.