Papers. 1838 JUN 26.

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Papers. 1838 JUN 26.

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Confidential letter from Mitchell, Piqua, Ohio, to Jacob Knoop, Troy, Ohio, re. meeting in Troy of Democrats to nominate Doctor O. Ferrall to the senate with the hopes he will get some Whig votes as well. Requests news of this gathering.

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Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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Democratic Party (Ohio)

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Whig Party (Ohio)

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This Whig Party in Cleveland, Ohio, drew its membership from former Federalists, anti-Masons, and national Republicans who opposed the limited government policies of the Democratic Party and President Andrew Jackson. The Whigs favored an activist federal government and broad humanitarian reforms. In Cleveland, Whig members were generally businessmen and those who profited from the Ohio and Erie Canal. Evangelical Protestants were drawn to the Whig Party as well, advocating a platfor...

Mitchell, M. G.

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