Samuel P. Savage papers IV, 1710-1898 ; bulk: 1750-1898 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Papers of Samuel P. Savage (1718-1797) and his great-grandson Samuel Hay Savage (1827-1901). The bulk of the collection contains the papers of S.H. Savage and includes letters to his uncle Lemuel Shaw; correspondence with his business partner Joaquin Mathe in San Salvador, El Salvador, regarding the shipment of various goods; documents related to a petition on behalf of his brother Henry Savage (1804-1849) for compensation for diplomatic work in Guatemala; a diary kept between 1848-1849 while in Central America; and an inventory of property in Guatemala, 1882-1887