Jessie Benton Frémont letter in defense of Thomas Hart Benton circa 1850-1902

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Jessie Benton Frémont letter in defense of Thomas Hart Benton circa 1850-1902

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Letter from Jessie Benton Frémont, 5 pp, ca. 1850-1902, defending Thomas Hart Benton from the charge of being pro-slavery.

.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

eng,

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6372359

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Benton, Thomas Hart,

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Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902

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She was born near Lexington, Virginia, the second child of Thomas Hart Benton (1782–1858) and Elizabeth McDowell (1794–1854). She was born in the home of her mother's father, James McDowell. Her father, Senator Benton, had been wanting a son, but went ahead and named her in honor of his father, Jesse Benton. Jessie was raised in Washington, D.C., more in the manner of a 19th century son than daughter, with her father, who was renowned as the "Great Expansionist," seeing to her early education...

Frémont, Jessie Benton,

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