Background
Various members of the Hazelton family of Chester, New Hampshire are
represented in this collection of nineteenth century letters and documents.
Samuel Hazelton (1786-1869), farmer, and his wife, Abigail Tabor (1794-1879)
had ten children. Of these, John Adams Hazelton (1820-1912), farmer, and Sarah
Jane Hazelton Stage (1828-1887) penned letters in this collection. Their
correspondence, together with that of their children, forms the bulk of the
Hazelton Family Papers.