Papers, 1767-1890; (bulk 1801-1868).

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Papers, 1767-1890; (bulk 1801-1868).

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Correspondence and other papers of Peter Wainwright, Jr., and other members of the Wainwright family, concerning slavery, punishment of slaves, and the education of a slave who wanted to learn to read; the savings Bank of Boston; the Provident Institution of Savings; education of women in the early nineteenth century; galvanism; the Episcopal Church; the rebuilding of Petersburg after a fire in 1816; toboacco prices and tobacco manufacturing in Kentucky; the population of New Orleans, La.; the Democratic Party; the administration of Franklin Pierce; Lewis Cass; and the election of 1856. Other items include an inventory and appraisment of the estate of Dr. Job Godfrey of Taunton, Mass.; invoices, 1816, showing import and export duties; circular letter regarding the founding of a society for the relief of needy English immigrants; an indenture; and wills.

290 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6998902

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

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Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Philli...

Episcopal Church

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Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

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Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) was the 14th President of the United States (1853-1857). Prior to his presidency he served in both the House of Representatives (1833-1837) and the Senate (1837-1842) as a legislator from New Hampshire. Although a Northerner, he sympathized with the Southern cause during the American Civil War and was good friends with Jefferson Davis....

Wainwright family.

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First National Bank of Boston

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Wainwright, Peter.

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Banker and churchwarden, of Boston, Mass. From the description of Papers, 1767-1890; (bulk 1801-1868). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20460596 ...

Provident Institution of Savings.

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