Title: John Farmer Papers, 1806-1839
Creator: Farmer, John, 1789-1838
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894.
Accession / Call Number: 1961.002
Object ID: 1961.002
Date: 1806-1839
Physical Description: 6 boxes
Level of Description: Collection
Abstract: Papers, 1806-1838, of John Farmer composed chiefly of correspondence, arranged chronologically. There are also miscellaneous writings by Farmer. The papers document Farmer's life and work, particularly his interest in history and genealogy.
Scope and Content: The John Farmer Papers is composed chiefly of correspondence, arranged chronologically, spanning 1806 to 1839. Notable correspondents include John Adams, Samuel Bell, Philip Carrigain, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Lloyd Garrison, Isaac Hill, Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Kelly, Dudley Leavitt, William Plumer, John Greanleaf Whittier, and Levi Woodbury. As part of his genealogical investigations, Famer inquired into the names, ages, characters, and deaths of distinguished men through correspondence. The collection also contains some of Farmer's writings, including seven bound manuscript volumes of the memoirs of Harvard graduates from 1642 to 1763 and one bound volume containing an appraisal of Farmer's property after his death. The collection demonstrates Farmer's efforts, care, and labor to discover information on the history of New Hampshire, the United States, and their early settlers.
Subjects:
Historians, American.,
Anti-Slavery movement.
Credit Line: New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.
Gift of William P. Veillette.
Location Code: TL/1W
Restrictions: Available for research.
Preferred Citation: John Farmer Papers, 1961.002. New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH. Date accessed.