Pierson, Job 1791-1860 creator mixed material monographic eng 600 5 1 1.5 Chiefly letters (1831-1835) written by Job Pierson (1791-1860) to his wife, Clarissa Bulkeley Pierson, while serving in Congress describing life in Washington, D.C., during the administration of Andrew Jackson; journal (1843) and typewritten transcripts of diary entries (1849-1896) of Job Pierson (1824-1896) relating to his studies at Williams College, his religious conversion, family life, and his career as a Presbyterian clergyman in New York and Michigan; legal and financial papers (1755-1886) relating to the family's properties in Rensselaer and Suffolk counties, N.Y.; scrapbook compiled in 1908 by Philip T. H. Pierson in memory of his brother, Bowen Whiting Pierson, containing family photographs and genealogical material; and other Pierson (Pearson) family papers. Open to research. Job Pierson (1791-1860) was a lawyer in Albany and a U.S. representative from New York. His son, Job Pierson (1824-1896), was a Presbyterian clergyman in New York and Michigan and later librarian at Alma College, Alma, Mich. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms999004 Jackson, Andrew 1767-1845 Pearson family Pierson, Bowen Whiting Pierson, Clarissa Bulkeley Pierson, Philip T. H Williams College Students Conversion Christianity Presbyterian Church Michigan Clergy Presbyterian Church New York (State) Clergy Real property New York (State) Rensselaer County Real property New York (State) Suffolk County New York (State) Politics and government United States Politics and government 1829-1837 Washington (D.C.) Social life and customs 19th century Clergy Lawyers Representatives, U.S. Congress Pierson, Job, 1824-1896 mm 83061531 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms999004 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms999004.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms999004 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms999004.3 Open to research. DLC 831012 20260227111720.0 mm 83061531