PLUMER, William, 1759-1850



Courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Office

Guide to Research Collections

Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Papers: 1803-1836. 225 letters.


Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
Washington, DC
Papers: 1774-1845 (bulk 1802-1825). 3.9 linear feet. Diaries, personal and political correspondence (1781-1833), and nine volumes of writings which include his autobiography (1826-1845), notes on the proceedings of Congress (1803-1805), and transcriptions of essays, poetry, and extracts from various sources. Available on 6 microfilm reels. Finding aid.


Massachusetts Historical Society
Boston, MA
Papers: 16 items (1788-1829) in various collections.


New Hampshire Historical Society
Concord, NH
Papers: 1794-1856. 2 feet; 93 items. 10 volumes of writings and 1 box of correspondence. Writings include over 2,000 biographical sketches, a volume of historical references, a draft of his “History of North America,” and a volume recording deaths in Epping, NH. Correspondence concerns political affairs and his historical and biographical writings. Includes revelation of the Federalist secession plot of 1804. Finding aid.

Additional Papers: Correspondence in Levi Bartlett papers, 1801-1823; John Farmer papers, 1642-1839; and Tristram Shaw papers, 1828-1843.


New Hampshire State Library
Concord, NH
Papers: Letters (1786-1854) to and from his son; and 22 packages of miscellaneous material (1759-1850). Finding aid.


Yale University Libraries
Manuscripts and Archives
New Haven, CT
Papers: Correspondence in Jeremiah Mason papers, 1798-1844.