Rapier Family papers

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Rapier Family papers

1836-1883

https://dh.howard.edu/finaid_manu/164/

Correspondence of James Thomas Rapier (1839-1884), US Representative from Alabama, John Rapier, Sr., John Rapier, Jr., Richard Rapier, Henry R. Thomas, James P. Thomas, and Sarah Thomas; diary (dating from 1857) of John H. Rapier, journalist, surgeon, and world traveler, containing cash accounts, clippings, and indications of letters written and received; and a Rapier autobiography. Card index in the library. Gift, 1957.

2 linear ft.

eng, Latn

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Rapier, James Thomas, 1837-1883

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James Thomas Rapier (November 13, 1837 – May 31, 1883) was a politician from Alabama during the Reconstruction Era. He served as a United States Representative from Alabama, for one term from 1873 until 1875. Born free in Alabama, he received his higher education and law degree in Scotland and Canada before being admitted to the bar in Tennessee. Rapier was a nationally prominent figure in the Republican Party as one of seven blacks serving in the 43rd Congress. He worked in 1874 for passage ...