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James Raymond collection 1825-1858 Raymond, James collection

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This collection contains 7 letters that James Raymond wrote to his cousin, James Winch of Templeton, Massachusetts, about his life in Ridgefield and Monroeville, Ohio, in the 1820s and 1850s. Raymond provided family news, described local agriculture, and discussed local and national party politics, particularly related to elections of 1856.

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Winch, James

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James Raymond was born in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, on December 25, 1796, the son of Thaddeus Raymond and Keziah Winch. His siblings were Simon (1794-1850), Olive (b. 1799), Silas (b. 1803), Nancy (b. 1806), Sally (b. 1810), and William (1812-1850). The Raymond family moved to Ridgefield, Ohio, in the early 19th century. James Raymond married Rachel Fletcher (d. 1844) in 1824 or 1825, and they had five children, including Lewis, William, and Mary. The two eldest sons moved to Calif...

United States. Kansas-Nebraska Act.

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Raymond, James, b. 1796

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American Party

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One of the most famous incidents of anti-Catholic sentiment expression occurred August 11, 1834; non-Catholic rioters looted and burned the Ursuline Convent of Mount Benedict in Charlestown, MA. Anti-Catholic violence also erupted in Philadelphia when 13 people were killed in riots in 1835. Activities by the American Nativist Party in Kensington, Pennsylvania, in 1844 also sparked anti-Catholic riots. In the 1850s, the American Party, also known as the Know-Nothing Party, was partly founded on a...

Raymond family.

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