Appleton-Aiken family papers, 1806-1934

Summary

Creator:

Appleton family and Aiken family

Abstract:

The Appleton-Aiken papers contain letters and documents relating to the family of John Aiken and his wife Mary Appleton of Lowell and Andover, Massachusetts. The collection contains correspondence about textile mills at Lowell, collegiate education, and the development of the towns of Lowell and Andover, Massachusetts, and Brunswick, Maine. The family letters also include numberous personal references to Mary Aiken's sister, Jane Appleton, both before and after her marriage to the future 14th president of the United States, Franklin Pierce.

Extent:

1.5 linear feet

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Rob S. Cox, 1995

Background

Scope and Content:

The Appleton-Aiken papers contain over 575 letters and documents relating to the family of John Aiken and Mary Appleton, his wife, of Lowell and Andover, Massachusetts. The collection contains correspondence documenting family life among the upper classes in Massachusetts in the early industrial age, and contains useful information on the textile mills at Lowell, collegiate education, and the development of the towns of Lowell and Andover, Massachusetts, and Brunswick, Maine.

The correspondence centers on the interests of a large and powerful family. Mary and John Aiken's children were all well-educated and wrote erudite letters. Many of the Appletons and Aikens were professionally involved in education, and several series of letters include valuable information on college life and curricula at mid-nineteenth century. Charles and William Aiken attended Dartmouth College in the 1840s and 1850s, and their letters are filled with an undergraduate's opinions on coursework, professors, and education. There are also several examples of secondary school writing assignments from John and Mary Aiken's children and grandchildren.

In a different vein, the letters of Alpheus Spring Packard written while he was professor of natural history at Bowdoin College, offer a unique perspective on the development of that institution, and particularly of its science curriculum. There are many other letters relating to Bowdoin College, since the entire Appleton family seems to have retained a strong interest in the college for years after the death of Jesse Appleton, its former president. For example, Mary Aiken's mother, Elizabeth, writes particularly interesting letters about the progress of the college after the death of her husband, in 1819. Also worthy of note are several letters written by Jennie Snow, whose husband was on faculty at the University of Kansas during the 1870s.

The Aikens were heavily involved in capitalizing textile mills throughout northern New England. A few items provide particularly interesting information on the mills at Lowell, including an October, 1836, letter in which Mary describes a walk-out and strike at the mill, and a letter from her brother, Robert Appleton (1810-1851), describing a shipment of cotton arriving at the mill in 1835 from London. Robert also inspected Governor William Badger's (1799-1852) new cotton factory at Gilmanton, New Hampshire. In 1871, Mary and John's daughter Mary describes a book, Lillie Phelps' The Silent Partner, designed to improve the condition of the mill "operatives." Two other items are of some interest for the study of mill life, one a letter from J. Whitney regarding the acts of sabotage against the mill performed by Edward Webb, an employee (1834 May 1) and the other a letter in which a woman suggests women learn sewing, a skill badly deteriorating under industrialization.

The collection includes a letterbook with 25 letters written by John Aiken to his family from Europe. He wrote these letters during one of his business trips to examine textile operations; along with general travel descriptions, he reported information about cloth production and marketing. Additionally, the collection contains a diary kept by John Aiken during this trip. In the volume, which covers the dates September 1, 1847, to December 20, 1847, Aiken briefly recorded his current location or recent travel, the weather, and any sightseeing or social activities that occupied his day. Aiken noted visits to tourist attractions, including the Tower of London and the Tuileries Garden, and also used the volume to track several financial accounts accrued throughout the period. Detailed notes at the back of the volume also reflect his keen interest in the textile industry and the mills he visited while abroad.

On a more general level, the Appleton-Aiken papers are an useful resource for studying family dynamics among the upper class. The letters are filled with discussions of family members, relations between husband and wife or parent and child, and include some interesting commentary on local religious life, revivals, church meetings, and family piety.

Two photographs have been transferred to the Clements Library's Graphics Division for storage. Photocopies of these are included in Box 6 in the folder containing Miscellaneous items.

Biographical / Historical:

An important theologian and president of Bowdoin College, the Rev. Jesse Appleton (1772-1819) often came into close contact with the nation's educational, financial, and political elites. The most remarkable feature of his life, however, may have been the knack that his family displayed for marrying well. His youngest daughter, Jane Means Appleton (1806-1863), became the wife of Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), and another daughter, Frances Elizabeth Appleton (1804-1839), married the theologian and Bowdoin professor, Alpheus Spring Packard (1798-1884). Two of Appleton's sisters-in-law were similarly well-connected: Mary Means (1777-1858) became the wife of Senator Jeremiah Mason (1768-1848), a supporter of Daniel Webster (1782-1852), and Nancy Means (1783-1866) married first, the Hon. Caleb Ellis (1767-1816), associate justice of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire, and second, the exceedingly wealthy merchant and philanthropist, Amos Lawrence (1786-1852).

In 1832, the Rev. Appleton's eldest daughter, Mary Means Appleton (1801-1883), followed in the family tradition by marrying John Aiken (1797-1867), an attorney from Mancester, Vermont, who would soon become the agent for the Tremont Mills at Lowell, Massachusetts, and a significant figure in the textile industry. About 1849, the Aikens moved to nearby Andover, Massachusetts, where they spent the rest of their lives. The couple had five children -- William Appleton, John Francis, Mary Elizabeth, Alfred Lawrence, and Jane "Jennie" Appleton -- adding to the two children, Charles Augustus and Harriet Adams, that John had through a previous marriage to Harriet Russell Adams (1804-1830). This marriage brought about the merger of two of the most powerful families in the region, further extending an already far-flung network of family, educational, and political relationships. The family worked through this kinship network to further their interests. All of the Aiken children received good educations, with Charles and William attending Dartmouth, rather than Bowdoin.

Following the death of John Aiken, Mary made an extended visit with her daughter Jane "Jennie" Appleton (Aiken) Snow (1845-1928), who had married Professor Francis Huntington Snow (1840-1908) of the University of Kansas. She returned to Andover, Massachusetts, where she lived under the watch of her eldest daughter, Mary Elizabeth (Aiken) Ripley (1838-1927), and her son-in-law, George Ripley (1830-1907), until her death in 1883.

Acquisition Information:

1985; 2001; 2021. M-2216; M-4166; M-7341.

Processing information:

Cataloging partially funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

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Alternate Locations

Two photographs are located in the Clements Library's Graphics Division.

Appleton-Aiken Family Genealogy (abbreviated for finding aid): prepared by William P. Veillette; updated July 28, 2013

• 1. Col. Robert MEANS (1742–1823) sp: Mary (McGregor) MEANS (1752–1838) [m. 1774]
  • 2. Thomas MEANS (1775–1821) [unmarried?]
  • 2. Mary (Means) MASON (1777–1858) sp: Hon. Jeremiah MASON (1768–1848) [m. 1799]
  • 2. Elizabeth (Means) APPLETON (1779–1844) sp: Rev. Jesse APPLETON (1772–1819) [m. 1800]
    • 3. Mary Means (Appleton) AIKEN (1801–1883) [m. 1832] sp: John AIKEN (1797–1867) [sp1: Harriet Russell (Adams) AIKEN (1804–1830) m. 1826]
      • 4. [w/1st wife:] Rev. Charles Augustus AIKEN (1827–1892) sp: Sarah Elizabeth (Noyes) AIKEN (1828–?) [m. 1854]
      • 4. [w/1st wife:] Harriet Adams (Aiken) LORD (1829–1886) sp: Rev. William Hayes LORD (1824–1877) [m. 1848]
      • 4. [w/1st wife:] John AIKEN Jr. (1830–1831) [b. 28 April 1830, d. 18 July 1831]
      • 4. [w/2nd wife:] William "Willie" Appleton AIKEN (1833–1929) sp: Eliza Coit (Buckingham) AIKEN (1838–1924) [m. 1861]
      • 4. [w/2nd wife:] John Francis AIKEN (1835–1880) sp1: Henrietta Lynde Parris (Wheeler) AIKEN (1839–1876?) [m. 1870]. sp2: Emily Adeline (Andros) AIKEN (?–?) [m. 1878]
      • 4. [w/2nd wife:] Mary Elizabeth (Aiken) RIPLEY (1838–1927) sp: George RIPLEY (1830–1907) [m. 1857]
      • 4. [w/2nd wife:] Alfred Lawrence AIKEN (1840–1854)
      • 4. [w/2nd wife:] Jane "Jennie" Appleton (Aiken) SNOW (1845–1928) sp: Francis Huntington SNOW (1840–1908) [m. 1868]
    • 3. Frances "Fanny" Elizabeth (Appleton) PACKARD (1804–1839) sp: Alpheus Spring PACKARD (1798–1884) [m. 1827] [sp2: Caroline W. (Bartelles) McLELLAN PACKARD (1814–1893) m. 1844]
      • 4. [w/1st wife:] Charles Appleton PACKARD (1828–1909) sp: Caroline E. (Payne) PACKARD (?–1881) [m. 1871]
      • 4. [w/1st wife:] William Alfred PACKARD (1830–1909) sp: Susan Breese (Gallagher) PACKARD (1829?–1886) [m. 1862]
      • 4. [w/1st wife:] George Lawrence Packard (1834–1916?) sp: ?
      • 4. [w/1st wife:] Frances "Fanny" Appleton PACKARD (1836–1902) [unmarried]
      • 4. [w/1st wife:] Alpheus Spring PACKARD Jr. (1839–1905) sp: Elizabeth Derby (Walcott) PACKARD (1842–1929) [m. 1867]
      • 4. [w/2nd wife:] Robert Lawrence PACKARD (1847–1913) [unmarried]
    • 3. Jane Means (Appleton) PIERCE (1806–1863) sp: Franklin PIERCE (1804–1869) [m. 1834]
      • 4. Franklin PIERCE Jr. (February 2–4, 1836)
      • 4. Frank Robert PIERCE (1839–1843)
      • 4. Benjamin "Benny" PIERCE (1841–1853)
    • 3. William APPLETON (1808–1830) [unmarried]
    • 3. Robert APPLETON (1810–1851) sp: Rebecca Wentworth (Means) APPLETON (1828–1859) [m. 1846] [sp2: Henry UPHAM (1799–1875) m. 1854]
      • 4. Frances "Fanny" Elizabeth (Appleton) JACKSON (1848?–?) sp: Charles Cabot JACKSON (1843–1926) [m. 1876]
      • 4. Mary Aiken (Appleton) SCHUNEMANN (1851–?) sp: George F. Schunemann (?–?) [m. 1872]
    • 3. John APPLETON (1814–1817)
  • 2. David McGregor MEANS (1781–1835) sp: Catharine (Atherton) MEANS (1784–1838) [m. 1808]
  • 2. Nancy (Means) ELLIS LAWRENCE (1783–1866) sp1: Hon. Caleb ELLIS (1767–1816) [m. 1816]. sp2: Amos LAWRENCE (1786–1852) [m. 1821] [sp1: Sarah (Richards) LAWRENCE (1790–1819) m. 1811]
  • 2. Robert MEANS Jr. (1786–1842) sp1: Mary Eliza (Dinsmoor) MEANS (1800–1829) [m. 1823]. sp2: Abigail "Abby" Atherton (Kent) MEANS (1802–1857) [m. 1834]
  • 2. Isaac MEANS (25 March – 27 April 1788)
  • 2. Jane MEANS (1789–1805)
  • 2. Mary Ann MEANS (1792–1812)

Partial Subject Index (NB: This partial index does not include the 75 letters and documents acquired in 2021, M-7341)

African-Americans	1836 March 29 1848 June 20 [1862] 1875 March 16
African-Americans--Colonization	[1862]
Aiken, Mary Means, d. 1883--Death	1883 July 8, 20
Alabama--Description and travel	1855 January 27 1856 April 21
Alcoholism	1873 September 14
American Bible Society	1833 February 14
American Colonization Society	n.d. (Aiken, Charles A.)
Amherst (Mass.)--Description	1854 June 30
Andover (Mass.)	1850 October 7 1854 October 31; November 7
Andover Theological Seminary--Students	1847 November 12
Angina pectoris	1841 April 3
Appleton, Elizabeth, d. 1844--Death	1844 November 15, 23
Appleton, Jesse, 1772-1819	1819 November 1, 30; December 3 1835 July 7; September 12 1836 February 9 1848 November 8
Appleton, Jesse, 1772-1819--Death	1819 November 30; December 3
Appleton, William, d. 1830--Death	1830 October 30, 31
Badger, William, 1799-1852	1835 January 30
Banks and banking	1841 May 17
Baseball	1878 June 25
Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887	1858 January 21 1873 September 14
Blancmange	1836 March 1
Bowdoin College	1822 March 11, March 1824 July 11 1825 October 7 1833 July 5, 24 1836 February 27, March 1, 14 1839 January 19, May 1 1841 January 6 1842 April 16; August 30; November 13 1845 October 30
Bowdoin College--Students	1842 April 16, 22
Boys--Conduct of life	1843 October 19, 29
Brunswick (Me.)--Description	1826 March 18 1832 December 10 1834 August 1836 September 2 1840 November 26 1846 July 2
Brunswick (Me.)--Economic conditions	1837 August 10
Buckingham, Joseph T., 1779-1861	1833 January 22
Buckingham, William Alfred, 1804-1875	1874 January 4; November 26 1875 November 21
Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889	1861 May 29
Camping	1868
Cancer	1864 April 11
Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842	1814 April 27 1815 July 3
Cheese--Prices	1834 August 15
Chicago (Ill.)--Politics and government	1869 February 19
Chichester (N.H.)--Description	1878 November 22
Child care	1863 August 1866 August 31 n.d. (Snow, Jennie A.)
Childbirth	1834 July 14 1836 March 1 1839 June 28 1840 May 14
Children	1832 July 11
Children--Death	n.d. (Martin, Penelope)
Children--Education	1841 April 3
Children--Recreation	1835 September 3
Children--Religious life	1832 July 11 1865 February
Chimneys--Prices	1834 July 20
Chinese	1845 June 27
Chloroform	1848 December 29
Christianity	1821 March 24 1828 April 17 1820 September 10 1835 March [NB: This letter is undated and endorsed in pencil "Apr 1835", but the contents suggest 1834.] 1852 March 29 1854 June 24
Christmas	1855 January 27
Church membership	1847 November 29
Churches--Maine	1820 August 8
Cilley, Jonathon, 1802-1837	1838 March 6
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852	1838 March 6
Clothing and dress	1854 March 16
Coit, Susanna, ca.1803-1858	n.d. (M., J.O.)
College students	1854 May 29
College students--Conduct of life	1845 April 21
Colorado--Gold discoveries	1859 February 17
Communion	1854 December 11
Conduct of life	1821 March 24 1849 April 2
Congregational Churches--New Hampshire	1828 September 20 1857 November 10 1878 September 12
Conversion	1844 November 15
Cook, Flavius Josephus, 1838-1901	1877 January 14
Cookery, American	1836 March 1 1849 March 12
Cox, Samuel Hanson, 1793-1880	1873 September 14
Dartmouth College	1832 September 27, December 5 1843 February 18 1845 July 13 1855 January 21
Dartmouth College--Students	1842 August 25; October 24, 25 1845 February 17; March 24 1856 August 6 1858 April 4
Dearborn, Henry A. S., 1751-1829	1814 February 26
Democratic Party--New England	1832 October 26 1844 November 15
Dentistry	1847 November 23 1848 December 29 1854 April 3
DeWolf, James, 1764-1837	1826 March 18
Divorce	1860 February 19
Domestics	1834 September 11 1835 September 12 1837 December 1845 October 30 1875 March 16
Dueling	1838 March 6
Emancipation Proclamation	1862 October 8 1864 September 9
Entertaining--Connecticut	1858 February 11
Entomology	1876 August 25
Episcopal Church--Maine	1845 October 30
Episcopal Church--New Hampshire	1822 September 25
Episcopal Church--Vermont	n.d. (Lord, Harriet A.)
Europe--Description and travel	Letterbook: 1847 September 18-1848 March 18
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865	1814 April 27 1845 November 21
Extortion	1819 October 9
Faith	1842 April 16
Father and child	1879 October 17
Federalist Party--New England	1812 August 31
Fire fighters--Maine	1834 August
Fires--Maine--Brunswick	1822 March 11, March 1824 July 11 1825 October 7 1836 March 1, 14
Fires--Massachusetts--Boston	1872 November 11
Florida--Description and travel	1857 November 7
Foot, Solomon, 1802-1866	1861 May 29
Foreign Missionary Society	1836 September 2
Fourth of July celebrations	1824 July 11
Fremont Mills	1834 April 4
French-Canadians	1841 January 6
Fugitive Slave Law of 1850	1854 May 29
Future life	1847 November 29
Germans	1857 December 10
Gilmanton (N.H.)	1835 January 30
God	1848 December 29
Graham, Sylvester, 1794-1851	1834 September 11
Grasshoppers	1875 May 30
Great Britain--Description and travel	1898 October 21, before November 6, November
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841	1841 May 17
Hartford (Conn.)--Social life and customs	1858 February 11
Homeopathy	n.d. (Lord, Harriet A.)
Hull, William, 1753-1825	1814 February 26
Husband and wife	1865 February 1879 October 17 1898 November 25 n.d. (Lord, Harriet A.)
Hydrotherapy	1846 May 13 1877 July 1
Hymns	1817 September 2
Immigrants	1847 November 12 1857 November 10
Industrialization	1870 April 5
Infants--Conduct of life	1833 May 14
Irish--Massachusetts--Lowell	1834 March 2
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845	1836 June 13
Jewish slaves	n.d. (Aiken, Charles A.)
Kansas--Description and travel	1875 May 30
Lawyers--New York (City)	1864 February 8
Lebanon--Description and travel	1856 August 1
Libel	1830 February 24
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865	1861 February 16
Lind, Jenny, 1820-1887	1850 October 5
London (Eng.)--Description	1898 October 21, before November 6
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882	1835 January 30 1872 July 14
Lord, Nathan, 1792-1870	1832 September 27, December 5
Lowell (Mass.)	1833 December 22 1834 March 2, May 1 1835 November 4 1836 October 4 1850 January 2
Lowell (Mass.)--Religious life	1835 November
Lowell Moral Lyceum	1835 November 4
Lyceums--Massachusetts--Lowell	1835 November 4
Lyon, Mary, 1797-1849	n.d. (anon.)
Maine Historical Society	1862 December 29
Maine--History--19th century	1816 September 19
Maine--Politics and government--1815-1861	1833 July 5
Maine--Religious life	1839 June 28
Maple sugar	1849 April 2
Marriage	1826 February 20 1832 November 16 1854 October 23
Mason, Jeremiah, 1768-1848	1816 December 17 1819 February 15
Means, Robert, d. 1842--Death	1842 September 27
Medicine	1847 March 8
Mental illness	1847 November 23
Mexico--Description and travel	1847 January 11
Military bands	1821 August
Miller, William, 1782-1849	1842 August 30; November 13
Millerite movement	1842 August 30; November 13
Milwaukee (Wis.)--Description	1855 December 15 1857 March 27 1858 March 15
Milwaukee (Wis.)--Social life and customs	1855 December 15
Missionaries	1833 February 7, May 14 1836 September 2
Montpelier (Vt.)--Description	1848 June 20
Montpelier (Vt.)--Religious life	1858 February 7; March 28
Mothers and sons	1845 April 21
Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)	1836 June 13 1878 April 16
Murder--Massachusetts	1830 February 24
Naples (Italy)--Description and travel	1854 April 30
New Hampshire--Politics and government--1815-1861	1836 March 29
Nullification	1832 December 10 1833 January 22
Packard, Frances Elizabeth Appleton, d. 1839--Death	1839 June 6, 28; December 2
Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860	1854 April 3; March 29
Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860	1821 May 31
Philanthropy	1812 December 28
Phillips Academy (Andover, Mass.)	1873
Phrenology	1841 May 17
Pierce, Benjamin, 1841-1853	1847 November 14 1853 February 5
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869	1832 December 10 1838 December 16 1842 March 27 1845 October 2 1846 June 1847 January 11; March 8; July 28; Nov. 14 [1853-57?] 1854 November 7 1857 November 7 1900 March 15 n.d. (Aiken, Mary M.) n.d. (Aiken, Mary M.) n.d. (Means, Abby)
Pierce, Jane Means Appleton, 1806-1863	1823 April 16 1836 March 1 1845 October 2 1847 November 14 [1853-57?] 1854 April 2 1878 April 16 n.d. (Adams, M.J.)
Plantations--Alabama	1854 June 19 1855 January 27
Poetry	1833 January 19 n.d. (anon.) n.d. (Finch, F. M.) n.d. (Snow, Jennie A.) n.d. (Storer, Robert B.)
Political corruption	1836 March 29
Politicians	1837 February 7
Potsdam (N.Y.)--Religious life	1850 October 5
Preaching	1854 January 22
Presidents--United States--Election--1864	1864 September 9, 23
Prophecy	1842 November 13
Public schools	1832 December 1847 January 11
Racism	1875 March 16
Religion	1842 October 25
Republican Party	1870 April 3
Resurrection	1864 February 8
Revivals--Kansas	n.d. (Jennie)
Revivals--New Hampshire	1816 October 11, 14 1835 May 3 1843 February 18
Riots--Maine--Brunswick	1842 April 16
Riots--Massachusetts--Boston	1854 May 29
Sabotage	1834 May 1
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832. Ivanhoe	1820 May 1
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866	1861 May 29
Sermons	1847 November 14 1874 March 26
Sewall, Jotham, 1798-1850	1846 June
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872	1860 March 3
Sewing	1870 April 5
Slavery	1836 February 27 1860 March 3 1861 February 16 [1862] 1865 February
Slavery--Anti-slavery movements	1836 February 27 1842 November 13 1854 May 29
Slavery--Insurrections, etc.	1836 March 29
Slaves--Alabama	1855 January 27
Slaves--South Carolina	n.d. (Aiken, Charles A.)
Snoring	1854 October 31
Spouses of clergy	[ca.1863] 1865 February n.d. (Lord, Harriet A.)
Stealing--New Hampshire	1845 July 13
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1822-1896. Uncle Tom's Cabin	1854 June 30
Strikes and lockouts--Massachusetts--Lowell	1836 October 4
Tariff	1833 January 22
Taylor, Samuel, 1807-1871--Death	1871
Teachers--Alabama	1854 June 19 1855 January 27 1856 April 21
Temperance	1878 September 12 1879 April 27; October 28
Temperance--Kansas	1874 March 6, 15
Temperance--Vermont	1853 December 14 1854 March 16 1865 February 1874 March 26
Temple, Daniel, 1820-1851	1846 June
Textile industry--Maine	1840 November 26
Textile industry--Massachusetts--Lowell	1833 December 22 1834 April 4, May 1 1835 September 12 1836 October 4 1837 December 1842 October 24
Textile industry--New Hampshire	1857 November 10
Textile workers--Massachusetts--Lowell	1834 May 1; September 11 1835 September 12 1836 October 4 1837 December 1870 April 5 1871 March 26
Textile workers--New Hampshire	1857 November 10
Thanksgiving day	1832 December 1844 November 15
Timber--Maine	1835 May 6
Tobacco habit	1842 October 24
Tracy, Ebenezer Carter, 1796-1862	1862 July 25
Trent Affair, 1861	1861 December 16
Trout fishing	1854 May 22
Tyler, Daniel, 1799-1882	1861 May 29
Tyler, John, 1790-1862	1841 May 17
Unitarian Church--Maine	1845 October 30
United States Military Academy	1821 August
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865	1861 February 16; April 28; May 29 [1862] 1864 September 9 n.d. (Miscellaneous speech)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons	1864 December 27
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Pensions	1834 January 27
United States--History--War of 1812	1812 July 14, August 31 1814 February 26
United States--History--War with Mexico, 1845-1848	1847 January 11; March 8; November 14
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861	n.d. (Means, Abby)
United States--Politics and government--War of 1812	1812 August 31
University of Kansas	1874 March 15
Vacations--Maine	n.d. (Lord, Harriet A.)
Vermont--Social life and customs	1833 February 14
Ward, Elizabeth Phelps Ward, 1844-1911. Silent Partners	1871 March 26
Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs	1838 December 16
Webster, Daniel	1816 December 17 1819 October 9 1841 January 6
Weddings	1822 September 25 1832 May 3 1877 November 15
Wentworth, John, 1815-1888	1860 February 19
Whig Party--Vermont	1840 September 19
White House (Washington, D.C.)	1836 June 13 1878 December 2
Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875	1875 November 28
Women--Conduct of life	1821 August
Women--Education	1870 April 5
Women--Massachusetts--Lowell	1836 October 4
Women--New Hampshire	passim
Women--Religious life	1833 February 7, May 14 1834 December
Women--Suffrage	1879 April 27
Yarmouth (Me.)--Religious life	1854 June 26

Subjects

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Subjects:

Christianity.
Domestics.
Slavery.
Textile industry--Massachusetts--Lowell.
Textile workers--Massachusetts--Lowell.

Formats:

Diaries.
Letters (correspondence)
Photographs.

Names:

Bowdoin College.
Dartmouth College.
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869.
Pierce, Jane Means Appleton, 1806-1863.
Abbot, E.
Abbot, S.
Adams, Ebenezer.
Adams, Eliza Minot, 1810-1888.
Adams, J. F.
Adams, Mary Jane Means, 1811-1882.
Aiken, Alfred Lawrence, 1840-1854.
Aiken, Alfred Lawrence, 1870-1946.
Aiken, Charles Augustus, 1827-1892.
Aiken, David (brother of John Aiken)
Aiken, John, 1797-1867.
Aiken, John Francis, 1835-1880.
Aiken, Mary Means Appleton, 1801-1883.
Aiken, Rebecca (sister of Mary Means Appleton Aiken)
Aiken, Sarah E.
Aiken, William Appleton, 1833-1929.
Appleton, Elizabeth Means, 1779-1844.
Appleton, Jesse, 1772-1819.
Appleton, William, 1808-1830.
Atherton, Anna Holland (Nancy), 1782-1859.
Bacon, Lucy Johnson, 1800-1847.
Bigelow, Eliza Frances Means, 1822-1888.
Blanchard, Caroline R. Draper.
Bourne, W. W.
Brown, Maria J. B.
Bruce, Frances.
Cleaveland, Abby Elizabeth, 1832-1907.
Cleaveland, Nehemiah, 1796-1877.
Cogswell, Francis.
Davis, Abigail Atherton Spalding, 1809-1900.
Davis, Edward.
Dearborn, Sarah Bowdoin, 1761-1826.
Edwards, J. L. E.
Flint, John.
Fry, Nathan.
Goodrich, Chauncey.
Green, Lizzie L.
Hall, Anne E.
John H. Pray, Sons & Co.
Lawrence, Nancy Means Ellis, 1783-1866.
Lincoln, Thomas O.
Lord, Harriet Adams Aiken, 1829-1886.
Lord, William H.
M., Harriet.
Mann, J. J.
Mason, George Means, 1800-1865.
Mason, Mary Elizabeth, 1802-1859.
Mason, Mary Means, 1777-1858.
McKeen, Joseph.
Means, Abigail Atherton Kent, 1802-1857.
Means, Catharine Atherton, 1784-1838.
Means, James, 1813-1863.
Means, Robert.
Means, William Gordon, 1815-1894.
Moor, M. D.
Newman, Samuel Phillips, 1797-1842.
Noyes, Daniel Parker, 1820-1888.
Noyes, Emmie.
Noyes, Helen McGregor Means, 1824-1890.
Noyes, Mary Hale Parish.
Orvis, L. C.
Owen, Allison.
Packard, Alpheus Spring, 1798-1884.
Packard, Frances Elizabeth Appleton, 1804-1839.
Packard, Hezekiah, 1761-1849.
Padelford, Fay & Co.
Patterson, J. W.
Putnam, A. F.
Reynolds, Thomas B.
Ripley, Mary Elizabeth Aiken, 1838-1927.
Shattuck, Horace B.
Skinner, F.
Smith, Frances Gordon Kent, 1809-1857.
Smith, J. Hosford.
Snow, Jane (Jennie) Appleton, 1845-1928.
Spalding, Edward, 1813-1895.
Sprague, William B. (William Buell), 1795-1876.
Storer, M. S.
Storer, Woodbury.
Swift, Benjamin, 1781-1847.
Tappan, Elizabeth Bowdoin Temple Winthrop, 1787-1844.
Toulmin, J. B.
Tufts, William.
Varney, S. J.
Voorhees, Henry Van Harlingen, 1805-1877.
Watson, L. L.
Webster, Sydney.
Whitney, J.
Whitney, K.
Winthrop, E. B. I.
Winthrop, Robert Charles, 1809-1894.
Woart, Mary J.
Woodbury, Mary.
Wright, Susan Prescott, 1796-1869.
Young, Ira.

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