Dalton, Tristram, 1738-1817

Tristram Dalton was born in Newburyport, Massachussetts, the son of Michael and Mary Little Dalton. He was a merchant and politician, serving as a U.S. Senator for Massachussetts, 1789-1791. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1782 to 1785, and served as speaker in 1784. He then served as a Massachusetts state senator from 1786 to 1788. He died in Boston, and is buried in Saint Pauls Episcopal Churchyard in Newburyport.

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[Journal of Littleton Dennis Teackle]

Journal of Littleton D. Teackle, dating from 1805-1807. It includes letters written to friends and business acquaintances such as Andrew D. Campbell, Warren Ashley, Barclay Salkeld, George Irving, Samuel Sayer, and many others.