Simmons, James Fowler 1795-1864 creator mixed material monographic eng 21,000 58 1 19 Correspondence, memoranda, business and legal records, account books, printed matter, photographs, and other papers relating to Simmons's cotton and yarn manufacturing enterprises, Rhode Island and national politics, and economic and social conditions in Rhode Island. Subjects include the Bank of the United States, bounty laws, Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Dorr Rebellion of 1842, exporting and importing, William Henry Harrison, Abraham Lincoln, manufacturing, James K. Polk, the Whig Party, slavery, tariff, and the annexation of Texas. Includes correspondence with Simmons's son, Walter C. Simmons and other family members. Other correspondents include Lawrence F. Abbott, Charles Francis Adams, Henry B. Anthony, Hervey Armington, Zenas R. Bliss, Leslie Combs, H.G. Cranston, Robert Bennie Cranston, Asbury Dickins, Edward J. Eno, Edward Everett, William Ferguson, Elbridge Gerry, William C. Gibbs, William Hunter, Charles Jackson, George W. Jackson, Thomas A. Jenckes, Nehemiah Rice Knight, Abraham Lincoln, Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Charles Potter, Richard K. Randolph, Nathan S. Ruggles, Nathan Sargent, William Henry Seward, Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge, Joseph L. Tillinghast, John Tyler, Amasa Walker, William A. Watson, and Daniel Webster; and the firms, Abbott & Bliss, Fearing & Hall, Liverman & Cushing, and Tiffiny, Ward & Co. Open to research. Microfilm edition of selected correspondence available, no. 6,358. Photocopies produced from correspondence available on Microfilm 6,358 in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1969. Manufacturer, political leader, and U.S. senator from Rhode Island. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010252 Abbott, Lawrence F. (Lawrence Fraser) 1859-1933 Correspondence Adams, Charles Francis 1807-1886 Correspondence Anthony, Henry B. (Henry Bowen) 1815-1884 Correspondence Armington, Hervey 1793-1868 Correspondence Bliss, Zenas R. (Zenas Randall) 1835-1900 Correspondence Combs, Leslie 1793-1881 Correspondence Cranston, H. G Correspondence Cranston, Robert Bennie 1791-1873 Correspondence Dickins, Asbury 1780-1861 Correspondence Dorr, Thomas Wilson 1805-1854 Eno, Edward J Correspondence Everett, Edward 1794-1865 Correspondence Ferguson, William Correspondence Gerry, Elbridge 1791-1883 Correspondence Gibbs, William C. (William Channing) 1789-1871 Correspondence Harrison, William Henry 1773-1841 Hunter, William 1774-1849 Correspondence Jackson, Charles 1775-1855 Correspondence Jackson, George W 1803 or 1804-1860 Correspondence Jenckes, Thomas A. (Thomas Allen) 1818-1875 Correspondence Knight, Nehemiah Rice 1780-1854 Correspondence Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Correspondence Morse, Samuel Finley Breese 1791-1872 Correspondence Polk, James K. (James Knox) 1795-1849 Potter, Charles Correspondence Randolph, Richard K. (Richard Kidder) 1781-1849 Correspondence Ruggles, Nathan S Correspondence Sargent, Nathan 1794-1875 Correspondence Seward, William Henry 1801-1872 Correspondence Simmons, Walter C Correspondence Tallmadge, Nathaniel Pitcher 1795-1864 Correspondence Tillinghast, Joseph L. (Joseph Leonard) 1791-1844 Correspondence Tyler, John 1790-1862 Correspondence Walker, Amasa 1799-1875 Correspondence Watson, William A Correspondence Webster, Daniel 1782-1852 Correspondence Simmons family Correspondence Abbott & Bliss Correspondence Bank of the United States (1816-1836) Fearing & Hall Correspondence Liverman & Cushing Correspondence Tiffany, Ward & Company Correspondence Whig Party (U.S.) Bounties United States Cotton manufacture Rhode Island Dorr Rebellion, 1842 Elections United States 1860 International trade Manufacturing industries United States Presidents United States Election 1860 Slavery United States Tariff United States Textile industry Rhode Island Yarn Rhode Island Economic conditions Rhode Island History 1775-1865 Rhode Island Politics and government Rhode Island Social conditions Texas Annexation to the United States United States Economic policy 19th century United States Politics and government 1783-1865 Industrialists Politicians Senators, U.S. Congress mm 78040055 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010252 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010252.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010252 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010252.3 Open to research. DLC 781213 20260227111626.0 mm 78040055