About the Nathan Belcher papers From the Collection: The bulk of the Belcher papers consists of letters from constituents during his two years in the U.S. House. Many of the letters deal with common constituent services, like requests for official documents, help with patent applications, and inquiries into civil service appointments. Much of the correspondence concerns the major issue of the day: the Kansas-Nebraska Act (referred to in the correspondence as the Nebraska Bill). The Act was enormously unpopular with Belcher's constituents, even...

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Letters from John L. Fillmore; John W. Haughton (10 letters). list of residents with party affiliations.

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Letter about Albert Day, agriculture from: Henry A. Dyer (2), agriculture; David Tyler; Samuel J. Webb (5), list of residents with party affiliation, bank business; J.H. Carpenter, election matters; Frederic Howey, election matters; Samuel Webb.

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Letters from Samuel Burlingame (2) post office; Robert C. Leonard (3), Nebraska Bill; Asa Carey, West Point appointment; Marvin C. Sanger, postmaster appointment; Albert H. Wood, postmaster appointment; Asa R. Butts; Robert C. Leonard, list of clergy.

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Letters from Edward Eaton containing a list of Democrats.

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Letters from Peter Wickman, list of Democrats.

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Letters from William H. Buell (3), Nebraska Bill, constituent services; Alfred Hall, redemption of continental currency.

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Letters from Erastus Dickinson, request for documents; David H. Fox, Nebraska Bill; Elias P. Haynes, request for documents; Joseph Kellogg, request for census.

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Postmaster appointment.

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Invitation.