Shepard Cary papers
Scope and Content note
Primarily correspondence from Bion Bradbury, Anson Gancello Chandler, John Hodgdon, Gorham Parks, Timothy Pilsbury, Edward G. Rawson, Collins Whitaker, and others, about political affairs, but also some regarding lumbering and other matters; also included are cancelled checks and twelve letters to Collins Whitaker, Cary’s business partner.
Dates
- Creation: 1829 - 1857
Creator
- Cary, Shepard, 1805-1866 (Person)
- Bradbury, Bion, 1811-1887 (Person)
- Hodgdon, John (Person)
- Parks, Gorham, 1794-1877 (Person)
- Pilsbury, Timothy (Person)
- Rawson, Edward G. (Person)
- Whitaker, Collin (Person)
Access
Unrestricted
Copyright
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Biographical / Historical
Shepard Cary, of Houlton, Maine, was a businessman and Democratic congressman.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Gift of Bruce W. Hazelton, September 18, 1986 (acc. no. MS86-44).
Processing note
This finding aid is a typed copy of the one in the file.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Shepard Cary papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Donna Knoblock, Library Volunteer, July 2025
- Date
- July 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