Asa Edward Smith papers
Scope and Content note
Primarily correspondence from Shepard Cary, Rufus Dwinel, Ira Fish, Alvin Haynes, William P. Preble, Albert Smith, Hastings Strickland, and others, about state politics and appointments, but also includes information about personal and business affairs and a letter of Charles Plummer about gold mining in California.
Dates
- Creation: 1837 - 1858
Creator
- Smith, Asa Edward, 1798-1880 (Person)
Access
Unrestricted
Copyright
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Biographical note
Asa Edward Smith of Mattawamkeag, Maine, was a shopkeeper, postmaster and Democratic politician.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Gift of Bruce W. Hazelton (acc. no. MS86-43).
Source
- Hazelton, Bruce W. (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Smith, Asa Edward, 1798-1880 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Cary, Shepard, 1805-1866 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Strickland, Hastings -- Correspondence (Person)
- Dwinel, Rufus, 1804-1869 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Fish, Ira, 1790-1872 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Haynes, Alvin -- Correspondence (Person)
- Preble, William P. (William Pitt), 1783-1857 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Smith, Albert, 1793-1867 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Plummer, Charles (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Asa Edward Smith papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Donna Knoblock, Library Volunteer, March 2025
- Date
- April 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Maine Historical Society Repository