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Appleton, Nathan, 1779-1861. Nathan Appleton correspondence with and material about Abbott Lawrence, 1831-1856 (MS Am 1557): Guide.


"creator" Appleton, Nathan, 1779-1861.
Title: Nathan Appleton correspondence with and material about Abbott Lawrence,
Dates: 1831-1856.
Abstract: Letters by and about manufacturer, banker, and Massachusetts congressman Nathan Appleton.
Extent: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)
Language: Collection materials are in English.
Identification: MS Am 1557
Location: b

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58M-185. Gift of Mrs. R. D. Fay; received: 1959.

Preferred Citation for Publication:

Nathan Appleton Correspondence with and Material about Abbott Lawrence, 1831-1856 (MS Am 1557). Houghton Library, Harvard University.

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.

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Appleton, a manufacturer, banker, and Massachusetts congressman, was a founder of the city of Lowell, Mass., and helped build up Lawrence, Mass. and Manchester, N.H. He wrote a memoir of Abbott Lawrence, fellow textile manufacturer, founder of Lawrence, Mass., Massachusetts congressman, and diplomat.

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The bulk of the collection is 65 letters, 1831-1854, from Lawrence to Appleton that reflect Lawrence's career as a textile manufacturer and congressman, his interest in the tariff bill, and later his service as U.S. minister to England. Also letters to Appleton from Lawrence family members and others thanking him for his memoir on Lawrence; and a few letters to Appleton containing information about Lawrence, assembled in preparation for the writing of the memoir.

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