Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Letitia T Howe collection, 1822-1876
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Main title
- Letitia T. Howe collection, 1822-1876 (bulk 1840-1865).
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Description
- 140 items.
- 1 container.
- 0.2 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Open to research.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007050 opens in a new window
Local shelving no.
- MMC-3688
Variant title
- Letitia T. Howe papers
Biography/History note
- Collector.
Organized/Arranged
- Arranged alphabetically within Abraham Lincoln and Caleb Cushing files.
Summary
- The Abraham Lincoln file contains correspondence (1861-1865), copy of a promissory note endorsed by Lincoln, and lithographic portrait of Lincoln during his presidency. The correspondence includes letters to Lincoln primarily requesting government posts or military promotions, letters of John Hay on Lincoln's behalf, and letters and documents mentioning Lincoln.
- The Caleb Cushing file contains letters written by Cushing and several letters addressed to Cushing (1822-1876), draft of a legal opinion by Cushing, and photographic portrait of Cushing from the 1850s. The correspondence pertains to legal, political, and business matters throughout Cushing's career.
- Correspondents include A.D. Bache, George William Childs, Rufus Choate, John Randolph Clay, Jefferson Davis, W.W.H. Davis, Asbury Dickins, Simon Greenleaf, Robert McClelland, James Morss, Benjamin Perley Poor, Samuel E. Sewall, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford, Richard Smith Spofford, Charles Sumner, B.B. Thatcher, A.P. Upshur, and T.B. Wakeman.
LC Subjects
- Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867--Correspondence.
- Childs, George William, 1829-1894--Correspondence.
- Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859--Correspondence.
- Clay, John Randolph, 1808-1885--Correspondence.
- Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879.
- Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879--Correspondence.
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889--Correspondence.
- Davis, W. W. H. (William Watts Hart), 1820-1910--Correspondence.
- Dickins, Asbury, 1780-1861--Correspondence.
- Greenleaf, Simon, 1783-1853--Correspondence.
- Hay, John, 1838-1905--Correspondence.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Correspondence.
- McClelland, Robert, 1807-1880--Correspondence.
- Morss, James--Correspondence.
- Poor, Benjamin Perley--Correspondence.
- Sewall, Samuel E. (Samuel Edmund), 1799-1888--Correspondence.
- Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921--Correspondence.
- Spofford, Richard Smith, -1888--Correspondence.
- Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874--Correspondence.
- Thatcher, B. B. (Benjamin Bussey), 1809-1840--Correspondence.
- Upshur, A. P. (Abel Parker), 1790-1844--Correspondence.
- Wakeman, T. B. (Thaddeus B.)--Correspondence.
- United States--Politics and government--19th century.
- United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
- Massachusetts--Politics and government.
- Collectors.
Notes
- Collection material in English.
Acquisition source
- Gift, Letitia T. Howe, 1970-1995.
Additional formats
- In part, positive photocopies. [Place of reproduction unidentified].
LCCN
- mm 79084018
Other standard no.
- MSS84018
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home opens in a new window
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)