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Blanchard, Susan Elizabeth. Letters, 1822-1824.

Title: Letters, 1822-1824.

Five letters from Susan Blanchard of Greenville, Ill., to Mary S. (Mrs. Samuel) Whitcomb of Cohasset, Mass. The letters date from the early years of Illinois statehood and convey routine news such as births, deaths, illnesses, travels of local residents, where neighbors are living, and the sale of property or merchandise. There are several references to events in Vandalia, the state capital, and to the outcomes of state elections or the appointment of local officials.

ArchivalResource: 5 ALS ; 26-33 cm.

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Whitcomb, Samuel, 1792-1879. Samuel Whitcomb papers, 1704-1916; bulk: 1818-1879.

Title: Samuel Whitcomb papers, 1704-1916; bulk: 1818-1879.

Professional and personal papers of bookseller, custom house clerk, and correspondent for the Boston Journal, Samuel Whitcomb of Cohasset and Dorchester, Mass. and Springfield, Vt., 1818-1879. Includes correspondence with Thomas B. Wait regarding sales of subscription of State Papers and Publick Documents, 1818-22; letters from family and friends while traveling as a book salesman, 1818-25; account books, 1819-22; and diaries, 1818-45. Also includes correspondence related to Whitcomb's work as a foreign entry clerk in the Boston Custom House and clerk in the U.S. Treasury, 1825-43, and correspondent for the Boston Journal, 1845; and research notes compiled, 1820-70, on various topics covered in his articles, such as politics and education, and personal interests such as railroads. Other interests and organizations reflected in this collection include Whitcomb's work to secure land grants for Vermont veterans of the War of 1812; papers related to the Dorchester Workingmen's Party (including a letter sent by William Lloyd Garrison, 20 Feb. 1832); and Whitcomb's work as an agent with the Teachers Placement Agency. Collection also includes related Joy and Whitcomb family papers such as deeds, receipts, quitclaims, correspondence and ships papers; papers of Samuel's son, William Wirt Whitcomb, 1879-1915; and an essay by related Leslie C. Wead.

ArchivalResource: 7 boxes and 1 oversize box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47217413 View

Whitcomb, Samuel. Interview of Thomas Jefferson [manuscript], 1824.

Title: Interview of Thomas Jefferson [manuscript], 1824.

Interview, 1824, of Thomas Jefferson by Samuel Whitcomb on the occasion of selling a subscription, concerning Jefferson's views on Georgia's claims to Cherokee lands, Indians, African Americans, tariffs, Great Britain's foreign policy re: United States and Spain, the Christian religion, and clergy. Also includes Whitcomb's impressions of Thomas Jefferson, Monticello's and James Madison.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Whitcomb, Samuel. Interview of Thomas Jefferson, 1824.

Title: Interview of Thomas Jefferson, 1824.

Interview, 1824, of Thomas Jefferson by Samuel Whitcomb on the occasion of selling a subscription, concerning Jefferson's views on Georgia's claims to Cherokee lands, Indians, Afro-Americans, tariffs, Great Britain's foreign polity Re: United States and Spain, the Christian religion, and clergy. Also includes Whitcomb's impressions of Thomas Jefferson, Monticello's and James Madison.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32135478 View