Fairfield, John, 1797-1847

Correspondence of George Washington Pierce and his brother Josiah Pierce, both attorneys and Jacksonian politicians, including letters of John Anderson, Jonathan Cilley, Nathan Clifford, Robert P. Dunlap, John Fairfield, Simon Greenleaf, Hannibal Hamlin, John Ruggles, F.O.J. Smith, Seba Smith, Ezekial Whitman, Levi Woodbury, and others, concerned primarily with political affairs. All photocopies.

These are primarily letters to John Fairfield from various political figures, family members and his law partner, William P. Haines, from 1821-1847. Letters in each folder are in chronological order with the letter writer’s name, date and location. Papers also include documents, accounts, and certificates. Some of the items are from after John Fairfield’s death.