Brief guide to manuscripts collections| William L. Clements Library The University of Michigan Artemas Hale Papers |
Artemas Hale, born in Winchendon, Mass., built his business and political career from modest origins. Working first as a farmer, then as a teacher, he eventually became involved in the manufacture of cotton gins. Hale served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1824-1828 and 1838-1842, moving briefly to the state senate in 1833. He was a Whig representative from Massachusetts in the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses. Returning to Massachusetts, he became a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1853 and, 11 years later, was a presidential elector for Lincoln and Johnson.
Political correspondence of Artemas Hale, Massachusetts congressman.
This collection contains Hale's political correspondence primarily for the years 1840-1850. The letters deal with both state and national politics. There is valuable correspondence with his congressional colleague Julius Rockwell. Among the family letters is an interesting group written by relatives in the South. Most of the collection is incoming correspondence.
Purchased, 1972
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