Papers of Antimasonic Party of Suffolk County, Mass., 1821-1834 (bulk 1828-1830).

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Papers of Antimasonic Party of Suffolk County, Mass., 1821-1834 (bulk 1828-1830).

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Documents, letters, and manuscripts relating to the affairs of the Anti-Masonic Party in Boston and Suffolk Co.: minutes of meetings, bills and receipts (mostly related to the party's advertising expenses), invitations, reports, list of subscribers, and other documents relating to attempt to establish a Boston daily paper under tentative titles of Daily free commercial press and Anti-Masonic free press and to the 1st state convention. Some pieces are addressed to Jacob Hall. The collection also contains a group of letters of recommendation written in 1821-1830 on behalf of Samuel G. Anderson, a Boston sailor.

51 pieces.1 box.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Hall, Jacob van, 1799-1859

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Everett, Edmund, 1794-1830.

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Antimasonic Party (Mass.)

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Anderson, Samuel G., fl. 1821-1830.

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Antimasonic Party (Suffolk County, Mass.)

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The Antimasonic party, the first significant third party in American politics, was founded in 1826 in western New York and soon spllied to the neighboring states. The party aspired to counter the supposed political influence of Freemasonry. The Antimasonic party of Massachusetts held their first convention in Dec. 1829 - Jan., 1830. At Baltimore, in 1831, Anti-Masons held the first national nominating convention, and issued the first written party platform. In 1834 they helped form the Whig Part...