Papers, 1850.

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Papers, 1850.

Brief descriptions of the conditions of Massachusetts banks in 1850 by Bank Commissioner George S. Boutwell. Boutwell later became governor, U.S. representative, and senator from Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Boutwell, George S. (George Sewall), 1818-1905

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George Sewall Boutwell (1818-1905) was an active political figure and lawyer all his life. Initially a Democrate, his antislavery leanings made him a prominent Free Soiler who was elected Governor and susequently reelected by the dominant Massachusetts Free Soil coalition in 1851-1852. He became a lawyer and founder of the Massachusetts Republican Party, later being a Radical Republican in Congress and among the most forecful opponents of President Andrew Johnson. Boutwell served as Secretary of...

Massachusetts. Banking commissioner.

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