Benjamin Tappan papers, 1795-1900 (inclusive), [microform].

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Benjamin Tappan papers, 1795-1900 (inclusive), [microform].

The papers of Benjamin Tappan, lawyer, judge, U.S. Senator from Ohio, and active participant in the antislavery movement, consist of correspondence, speeches, legal and business papers, and miscellaneous material. The correspondence, which constitutes the bulk of the papers, relates to Tappan's law practice, his activities in the antislavery movement, and to Ohio and national politics especially during the Jacksonian period. Tappan's interest in conchology and mineralogy is also well documented.

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Yale University Library

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