2 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Appleton family.
Pierce-Aiken family papers, 1797-1903
575 items ; 4 containers ; 1.4 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Four generations of the family of Jane M. Pierce (born Jane Means Appleton), wife of United States president Franklin Pierce. Genealogical material, photographs, and correspondence among members of the Pierce, Aiken, Appleton, Mason, and Means faimilies, including letters from Franklin Pierce and Jane M. Pierce relating to politics, antebellum New England, War of 1812, and social life in...
Nathan Appleton papers, 1850-1904
400 items ; 4 containers ; 1.4 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Army officer and merchant. Correspondence, notes, autobiography, speeches and writings, clippings, printed matter, and miscellany relating primarily to Appleton's connection with Ferdinand de Lesseps and to his work as American agent for Compagnie universelle du canal interocéanique de Panama, a French company attempting to build a canal across Panama.