Nathan Appleton papers, 1850-1904 (bulk 1876-1902).
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Mixed materialsDescription: 400 items; 4 containers; 1.4 linear feetSubject(s): - Bacon, Edwin M. (Edwin Munroe), 1844-1916 -- Correspondence
- Belknap, George E. (George Eugene), 1832-1903 -- Correspondence
- Bellamy, Edward, 1850-1898 -- Correspondence
- Bergh, Henry, 1811-1888 -- Correspondence
- Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940 -- Correspondence
- Curtin, Andrew Gregg, 1817-1894 -- Correspondence
- Draper, John William, 1811-1882 -- Correspondence
- Forney, John W. (John Wien), 1817-1881 -- Correspondence
- Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904 -- Correspondence
- Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904 -- Correspondence
- Lesseps, Ferdinand de, 1805-1894
- Long, John Davis, 1838-1915 -- Correspondence
- Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908 -- Correspondence
- Spooner, John C. (John Coit), 1843-1919 -- Correspondence
- Whitney, Anne, 1821-1915 -- Correspondence
- Appleton family
- Compagnie universelle du canal interocéanique de Panama
- National Board of Trade (U.S.)
- Canals -- Panama
- Free trade
- Tariff -- United States
- Voyages and travels
- Boston (Mass.) -- Social life and customs
- Panama Canal (Panama)
- Army officers
- Merchants
Open to research.
Correspondence, speeches, writings, autobiography, notes, clippings, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Appleton's connection with Ferdinand de Lesseps and to his work as American agent (1881-1888) for Compagnie universelle du canal interocéanique de Panama, a French company attempting to build a canal across Panama. Subjects include Appleton's presidency of the National Board of Trade (U.S.), free trade, tariffs, Appleton's world travels, and affairs of the Appleton family of Boston, Mass. Correspondents include Edwin M. Bacon, George E. Belknap, Edward Bellamy, Henry Bergh, George B. Cortelyou, Andrew Gregg Curtin, John William Draper, John W. Forney, Mark Alonzo Hanna, George Frisbie Hoar, John Davis Long, Charles Eliot Norton, John C. Spooner, and Anne Whitney.
Army officer and merchant.
Collection material in English.
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