Asa Smith correspondence, May-Dec. 1853

The collection consists primarily of correspondence, financial invoices and papers, and a handful of legal documents. Represented in this material are Smith’s various business, political, and community ventures, including records of his store stock, supplies required to care for his family and animals, building ventures, and timber and railroad papers. Efforts to build and maintain the community are evident in papers regarding the military road, the Mattawamkeag bridge, and the local schools, as well as lists of Democratic voters and correspondence with and regarding the area’s political concerns. The material is arranged chronologically, except for two folders of legal records placed at the end.