Correspondence, 1838 - 1840
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Judge Barrett Potter, County of Cumberland Probation Office; John Fairfield to D. Williams, Treasurer, payment to J. Webb; Charles Jarvis (Ellsworth & Surry); P. Hagner(?) to J.R. Poinsett(?), Secretary of War, Treasury Dept., Third Auditors Office; William Gordon, Dept. of War, Bounty Land Office, to Secretary of War concerning heirs of Thomas Burrows; Nathan Weston (Orono); W.B. Lewis(?) to J.R. Poinsett, Secretary of War, Treasury Dept. Second Auditors Office; Benjamin Herrick (Alfred); J.R. Poinsett to N. Clifford, House of Rep.; Augustine Haines (Portland); Thomas W. White (Richmond, Va.); Samuel Cony (Old Town); Mark Wadleigh (Saco); William C. Allen (Alfred); Barnabas Palmer (Kennebunk); Moses Sweat (North Parsonsfield); and Benjamin Wiggin (Bangor). Also includes exhibit of costs in each county for criminal prosecution during the years 1838 and 1839.
Dates
- Creation: 1838 - 1840
Creator
- From the Collection: Fairfield, John, 1797-1847 (Person)
Access
Unrestricted
Extent
From the Collection: 6 Linear Feet (12 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Maine Historical Society Repository