Rev. Ira Hart Palmer Papers

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Historic Stonington

Origsize: 8 x 8-1/2; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Origsize: 8 x 8-1/2; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

Rev. Ira Hart Palmer Papers

Entry/Object ID

2016.039

Scope and Content

Collections of correspondence, bills and other papers belonging to Ira Hart Palmer, 1867-1885. (found with note indicating that the materials may have been found in his attic). Ira Hart Palmer, the son of Benjamin Franklin Palmer and Eliza Harriet Palmer was born in Mystic Bridge, April 1836 and died in Stonington August 25, 1903. He married Harriet Palmer, and together they had 4 sons: Henry Robinson Palmer, Arthur Trumbull Palmer, Charles Sherman Palmer, and Frank Trumbull Palmer. Ira had diverse business interests in Stonington: he established the first steamboat line between Stonington and Watch Hill, RI, was a local agent of the telegraph company, a correspondent for The Day newspaper, a secretary of the N.Y., Providence and Boston R.R., connected with Stonington Bank and involved in the local pharmaceutical business. He also worked as the owner and proprietor of the Wadawanuc (or Wadawanuck) Hotel. Folder 1 "Rhode Island Granite Company" - Correspondence and bills of Ira Hart Palmer, found by M.F. Revill in the attic of his house on 21 High Street, Stonington, Conn. Includes details of Rev. Hart's business in New York City, Westerly, RI and Stonington, CT, particularly relating to to the Rhode Island Granite Works (Capt. A.D. Nash, Wadawanuc Hotel, John B. Lewis, Batterson & Ledward, R.I. Granite Works, J.B. Crandall & Co.), 1872 Folder 2 "New York, Providence & Boston Railroad" - Treasurer's Report, NY, Providence & Boston R.R., August 1967 (with photocopy) Folder 3 "Stonington Manufacturing Co." - empty Folder 4 "Material from his attic" - correspondence from Hattie Clift re. Ira's brother Franklin A. Palmer, 1864, Stonington Bank account (1 page, 1867), financial notes Folder 5 "Charles P. Williams" - empty Folder 6 - list of accounts between R.F. Loper and J.F. Pendleton, addressed to R.F. Loper or agent, March 22, 1865, collection of bills for Ira Hart Palmer, 1867-1872, correspondence to Ira Hart Palmer re. various railroad companies Folder 7 "Union Club of Stonington" - Ledger, "Record of the Executive Committee of the Union Club of Stonington, Dec. 4th, 1884." Lists officers and meeting minutes, 1884 - 1885. Ledger, carbons of letters belonging to Frank W. Palmer (1845-1926), c. 1898.

Collection

Ira Hart Palmer Collection