Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

Dates

Existence: 1804 - 1869

Biography

Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. A northern Democrat who believed that the abolitionist movement was a fundamental threat to the unity of the nation, he alienated anti-slavery groups by supporting and signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act, yet these efforts failed to stem conflict between North and South. The South eventually seceded and the American Civil War began in 1861.

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Asa Dodge Smith letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 866622.3

Mss 866622.3

Date(s): 1866-11-22

Scope and Contents

Eight-page letter from Asa Dodge Smith in Hanover, to Franklin Pierce, asking Pierce to use his influence with the Democrats for the college's campaign for scholarships and a New Hampshire professorship.

Franklin Pierce letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 863456.1

Mss 863456.1

Date(s): 1863-08-06

Scope and Contents

Former President Pierce personally asks Samuel Morse to consider contributing to the support of Dartmouth College's former president, Nathan Lord. Refers to Lord's defense of slavery and his subsequent resignation from the presidency.

Franklin Pierce letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 842526.1

Mss 842526.1

Date(s): 1842-09-26

Abstract

In English.

Franklin Pierce letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 838272

Mss 838272

Date(s): 1838-04-22

Abstract

In English.

Franklin Pierce letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 838330

Mss 838330

Date(s): 1838-05-30

Abstract

In English.

Franklin Pierce letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 840369.1

Mss 840369.1

Date(s): 1840-06-19

Abstract

In English.

Franklin Pierce letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 839168

Mss 839168

Date(s): 1839-02-18

Abstract

In English.

Franklin Pierce letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 845362

Mss 845362

Date(s): 1845-06-12

Abstract

In English.

Franklin Pierce letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 867663.1

Mss 867663.1

Date(s): 1867-12-13

Scope and Contents

Letter from Franklin Pierce in Concord, New Hampshire to Charles Henry Bell in Exeter, New Hampshire in which he responds to a request for an autograph of Nathaniel Hawthorne and discusses personal matters. (Tipped onto flyleaf of Hawthorne's campaign biography of Pierce, shelved in Val.)

Franklin Pierce letters

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 836419

Mss 836419

Date(s): 1836 to 1869

Scope and Contents

Letters from Franklin Pierce to John P. Hale, Caleb Stark, Horace Chase and others on personal and political matters. Includes letter declining invitation of the United Literary Society to speak at Dartmuth College commencement and letters on retirement of Nathan Lord as president of Dartmouth and on the attempt to raise an annuity for him.

John Wingate Weeks letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 842172

Mss 842172

Date(s): 1842-02-22

Abstract

In English.

John Wingate Weeks letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 842277.1

Mss 842277.1

Date(s): 1842-04-27

Abstract

In English.

John Wingate Weeks letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 843153.1

Mss 843153.1

Date(s): 1843-02-03

Abstract

In English.

John Wingate Weeks letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 839121

Mss 839121

Date(s): 1839-01-21

Abstract

In English.

John Wingate Weeks letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 845324.1

Mss 845324.1

Date(s): 1845-05-24

Abstract

In English.

John Wingate Weeks letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 841152

Mss 841152

Date(s): 1841-02-02

Abstract

In English.

John Wingate Weeks letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 833265

Mss 833265

Date(s): 1833-04-15

Abstract

In English.

John Wingate Weeks letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 840354

Mss 840354

Date(s): 1840-06-04

Scope and Contents

Two-page letter from John Wingate Weeks in Lancaster, New Hampshire to Franklin Pierce in which he praises Pierce's policies and tells of how he himself was once the innocent dupe of "log rolling" in Congress.

Nathan Lord letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 860427.1

Mss 860427.1

Date(s): 1860-07-27

Scope and Contents

Letter from Nathan Lord in Hanover, New Hampshire to Franklin Pierce in Concord, New Hampshire, in which he informs Mr. Pierce of an honorary degree bestowed upon him by Dartmouth College.