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1853 LETTER ON AMERICAN INDUSTRY & MANUFACTURING HISTORY FROM PORTSMOUTH N.H.

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Seller Notes : “Folds/creases, soiling, few tiny closed tears. See pictures.”
Time Period Manufactured : Pre-1900
Country/Region of Manufacture : United States

Type: Letter – Manuscript, Autograph Letter Signed (ALS) Author: William Stearns (1803-1881) [Engineer / Machinist & Politician] Origin: Portsmouth, New Hampshire Date: 5 August 1853 Recipient: John, Samuel & Joshua Pages: 4 (two sheets) Size: 7 5/8 X 9 3/4 inches Watermark: H&O with Crown in opposite sheet Content: William Stearns wrote this letter on the occasion of his 50th Birthday. The letter has wonderful content on the changes in American industry and manufacturing during his lifetime. He writes about advances in textile manufacturing, steam engines, steamboats, telegraphs, oil lamps, matches, and more. He also writes about the increased size of America from its founding. Some of the names found in the letter, “Rev. J.H. Sterns” [Josiah Howe Stearns (1812-1887)], “Morris Lamprey” [(1827-1879), Lawyer], and “Daniel M. Christie” [Daniel Miltimore Christie (1780-1879), Lawyer]. History: Col. William Stearns (b. 5 August 1803 in Deerfield, New Hampshire – d. 1 January 1881 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire) was a machinist and politician from New Hampshire. He was the son of John Stearns (1762-1843) and Sara Lane (1765-1845), and the husband of Martha Winkley (1803-1879). His brothers were John Stearns Jr. (1793-1868), Samuel Stearns (1795-1861) Joshua Stearns (1801-1884). Condition: Folds/creases, soiling, few tiny closed tears. See pictures. References: Stearns Genealogy and Memoirs, Volume 1 by Avis Stearns Van Wagenen. 1901 (pg. 353-356). Morris Lamprey . Minnesota Legal History Project. Daniel Miltimore Christie . Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire. Find a Grave Item Number: G0304

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