Amasa J. Parker papers

LC control no.	mm 82035477
Type of material	Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Personal name	Parker, Amasa J. (Amasa Junius), 1807-1890. » More like this
Main title	Amasa J. Parker papers, 1836-1875 (bulk 1837-1839).
Description	170 items. 1 container plus 1 oversize. 0.2 linear feet.
Access advisory	Open to research.
Biography/History note	Lawyer, judge, and U.S. representative from New York.
Summary	Chiefly letters written by Parker while serving in the U.S. Congress to his wife, Harriet Langdon Roberts Parker, in Delhi, N.Y., describing his trip to Washington, the city, the Capitol building, and his impressions of John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, and Daniel Webster. Other topics include dueling, Indian affairs, politics, and Washington social life and theater. Also includes letters written while Parker was a lawyer in New York State and a newspaper illustration (1875) announcing his candidacy for the U.S. Senate from New York.
Notes	Collection material in English. MSS35477
Finding aids	Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008132>
Acquisition source	Gift, Huybertie Pruyn Hamlin, 1942.
Additional formats	In part, typewritten transcripts. [S.l.].
Subjects	Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848. » More like this Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850. » More like this Parker, Harriet Langdon Roberts--Correspondence. » More like this Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. » More like this United States. Congress. » More like this United States. Congress. Senate--Elections, 1876. » More like this United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) » More like this Dueling--United States. » More like this Indians of North America--Government relations. » More like this Practice of law--New York (State) » More like this Theater--Washington (D.C) » More like this Delhi (N.Y.)--History. » More like this New York (State)--Politics and government--1775-1865. » More like this United States--Politics and government--1837-1841. » More like this Washington (D.C.)--Description and travel. » More like this Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs. » More like this Jurists. Lawyers. Representatives, U.S. Congress--New York (State)
Local shelving no.	MMC-1299 Oversize 2:8
Repository	Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home>
Links	Finding aid: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008132> Finding aid (PDF): <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008132.3>