Fairfield, John,  1797-1847. <br/><br/>
John Fairfield correspondence, 1828-1876  (bulk 1835-1847). 

 - 900  items. 6  containers. 3  microfilm reels. 1.8  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Principally letters (1835-1847) from Fairfield to members of his family in Saco, Me., while he served as governor and in the U.S. Congress relating to political affairs in Maine and the U.S., the administration of James K. Polk, the boundary dispute between Maine and Canada leading to the Aroostook War and the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842, and dueling in Congress.  Includes material relating to social life in Augusta, Me., and Washington, D.C., and to family and personal affairs.  Correspondents include Hugh Johnston Anderson, Nathan Clifford, Stephen A. Emery, Amos Nourse, Ether Shepley, C.R. Williams, and Reuel Williams. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. <br/>Washington, D.C. : <br/>Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, <br/>1986. 
<br/><br/><br/>U.S. senator and representative and governor of Maine. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009017 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 80020255  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Anderson, Hugh Johnston, 1801-1881 --Correspondence.<br/>Clifford, Nathan, 1803-1881 --Correspondence.<br/>Emery, Stephen A. 1841-1891 --Correspondence.<br/>Nourse, Amos, 1794-1877 --Correspondence.<br/>Polk, James K. 1795-1849. <br/>Shepley, Ether, 1789-1877 --Correspondence.<br/>Williams, C. R. 1790-1872 --Correspondence.<br/>Williams, Reuel, 1783-1862 --Correspondence.<br/>Fairfield family.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Great Britain. 1842 August 9.  United States,  Treaties, etc. <br/>United States. Congress. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Aroostook War, 1839.<br/>Dueling--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Augusta (Me.)--Social life and customs.<br/>Canada--Boundaries--Maine.<br/>Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Maine--Boundaries--Canada.<br/>Maine--Politics and government.<br/>Maine--Social life and customs.<br/>Northeast boundary of the United States.<br/>Saco (Me.)--History.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.<br/>United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.<br/>Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Governors--Maine.<br/>Representatives, U.S. Congress--Maine.<br/>Senators, U.S. Congress--Maine.