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TitleWilliam Pitt Fessenden papersTypeMixed MaterialCollectionSubjectAllen, Elisha Hunt, 1804-1883--Correspondence. (LCSH)Birney, John--Correspondence. (LCSH)Bradford, Gamaliel, 1831-1911--Correspondence. (LCSH)Cisco, John J.--Correspondence. (LCSH)Dale, Nathaniel--Correspondence. (LCSH)Davis, Timothy, 1821-1888--Correspondence. (LCSH)Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893--Correspondence. (LCSH)Galt, A. T. (Alexander Tilloch), Sir, 1817-1893--Correspondence. (LCSH)Griffin, R. M.--Correspondence. (LCSH)Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875--Impeachment. (LCSH)Ketchum, Morris, active 1864--Correspondence. (LCSH)McCulloch, Hugh, 1808-1895--Correspondence. (LCSH)Maxwell, Robert A.--Correspondence. (LCSH)Morse, Freeman H. (Freeman Harlow), 1807-1891--Correspondence. (LCSH)Porter, Wm. D. (William Dennison), 1810-1883--Correspondence. (LCSH)Stewart, John Aikman, 1822-1926--Correspondence. (LCSH)Towle, George M. (George Makepeace), 1841-1893--Correspondence. (LCSH)Ware, Joseph A.--Correspondence. (LCSH)Williams, J. E.--Correspondence. (LCSH)Fessenden family (LCSH)United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on FinanceUnited States. Department of the Treasury. Office of the SecretaryAntislavery movements--United States (LCSH)Financial crises--United States--History--19th century. (LCSH)Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) (LCSH)Slavery (LCSH)Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States. (LCSH)Maine--Politics and government. (LCSH)Northeast boundary of the United States. (LCSH)United States--Economic policy--To 1933. (LCSH)United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain. (LCSH)United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Finance. (LCSH)United States--Politics and government--19th century. (LCSH)Cabinet officers.Lawyers.Representatives, U.S. Congress--Maine.Senators, U.S. Congress--Maine. LanguageEnglishCollection material in English. SummaryCorrespondence with related clippings and printed matter pertaining chiefly to Fessenden's service on the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and as U.S. secretary of the treasury under Abraham Lincoln. Subjects include Maine and national politics, disputed territorial claims in Maine, abolitionism, operations of the Treasury Dept. in 1864 and 1865, financing the Civil War, financial crises in the U.S. during the 1860s, Reconstruction, the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, and Fessenden's personal and family affairs.Correspondents include Elisha Hunt Allen, John Birney, Gamaliel Bradford, John J. Cisco, Nathaniel Dale, Timothy Davis, Hamilton Fish, A. T. Galt, R. M. Griffin, Morris Ketchum, Hugh McCulloch, Robert A. Maxwell, Freeman H. Morse, William D. Porter, John A. Stewart, George M. Towle, Joseph A. Ware, and J. E. Williams.Origin Date(s)1832-1878 (bulk 1861-1867) Authorized Access PointFessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869 William Pitt Fessenden papers