William Pitt Fessenden Papers, 1832-1878.

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William Pitt Fessenden Papers, 1832-1878.

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This collection consists of correspondence, telegrams, newspaper clippings and printed material relating to national and Maine state politics. Topics include abolition; the operations of the Treasury Department (1864-1865); financing the Civil War; Reconstruction; and Andrew Johnson's impeachment. Correspondents include Gamaliel Bradford, Nathaniel Dale, Hamilton Fish, Alexander T. Galt, Robert A. Maxwell, and Joseph A. Ware.

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Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library

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Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library

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Maxwell, Robert A. (Robert Allan), 1968-

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Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893

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Galt, A. T. (Alexander Tilloch), Sir, 1817-1893

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Canadian government official of Seaforth, Quebec, Canada. From the description of Letter, 1883. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39390401 ...

Dale, Nathaniel

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Ware, Joseph A.

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Johnson, Andrew President.

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Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869

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Republican legislator from Maine who became a U.S. Representative, Senator, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Secretary of the Treasury. He was a strong opponent of slavery. From the description of Papers, 1837-1869. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17462689 William Pitt Fesssenden was a U.S. senator from Maine (1854-1864, 1865-1869) and Secretary of the Treasury during the Civil War (1864-1865). His sons, General Francis and Brigadier General ...