Dinsmoor, Silas, 1766-1847

Biography

Silas Dinsmoor (September 26, 1766 – June 17, 1847) was an appointed U. S. Agent to the Cherokee (1794–1798) and to the Choctaw (1801–1813). He later served as a surveyor in Alabama before eventually retiring to Boone County, Kentucky. Born in Windham, New Hampshire, Silas worked his way through Dartmouth College (DC 1791) by teaching, a profession he continued to practice after his graduation.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Silas Dinsmoor letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 797118.1

Mss 797118.1

Date(s): 1797-01-18

Scope and Contents

Letter from Silas Dinsmoor of Lenox, Mass. to an unidentified recipient with an order authorizing the bearer to receive a spinning wheel and pair of cards for his Cherokee wife.

Silas Dinsmoor letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 807201

Mss 807201

Date(s): 1807-03-01

Abstract

In English.

Silas Dinsmoor letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 826278

Webster Mss 826278

Date(s): 1826-04-28

Abstract

In English.

Silas Dinsmoor letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 843526

Webster Mss 843526

Date(s): 1843-09-26

Scope and Contents

Four-page letter from Silas Dinsmoor in Bellevue, Kentucky to Levi McKeen in Rosendale, New York, stating his political opinion. Writer is an Federalist and the Union is not yet dissolved. Takes addressee to task for denouncing Daniel Webster and De Witt Clinton. Writer is in favor of the Ashburton Treaty.

Thomas Hill Williams letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 820669

Mss 820669

Date(s): 1820-12-19

Abstract

In English.