Letter from Joseph Trumbull to Noyes Barber, 1836 Jan. 4.

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Letter from Joseph Trumbull to Noyes Barber, 1836 Jan. 4.

Letter from Trumbull in Hartford, to Noyes Barber, Groton, Conn., relating to state politics, local and national offices held by electors, the attendance of Henry R. Storrs at a session at New Haven which Barber was unable to attend, the upcoming Whig state convention, and the formation of a political party supporting the candidacy of John M. Niles as governor of Connecticut.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7005992

New London County Historical Society

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Whig Party (Conn.)

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Niles, John M. (John Milton), 1787-1856

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John Milton Niles was a lawyer, judge, editor, author, and politician born in Windsor, Connecticut on August 20, 1787. In 1817, he founded the Hartford Weekly Times, the same year he was admitted to the bar. He was active in the Democratic Party, served on the Connecticut House of Representatives, was appointed Postmaster of Hartford, and served as United States Senator from 1835 to 1839. In 1840, he was appointed the ninth United States Postmaster General by President Martin Van Buren. He was t...

Storrs, Henry Randolph, 1787-1837

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Born in Middletown, Conn., 3 Sept. 1787. Graduated from Yale College in 1804; admitted to the bar in 1807. Practiced law in Jefferson and Oneida counties, New York. Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1823-1831; presiding judge of the Oneida county court of common pleas, 1825-1829. Died in New Haven, Conn., 29 July 1837. Brother of William Lucius Storrs. From the description of Political diaries and scrapbooks, 1824-1830 (bulk 1825-1830). (Buffalo History Museum). WorldC...

Barber, Noyes, 1781-1844

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Merchant, militia officer, state legislator, and U.S. congressman from Conn.; of Groton, Conn. From the description of Noyes Barber letters received, 1835 and 1838. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 166427910 ...

Trumbull, Joseph, 1782-1881.

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Lawyer, businessman, U.S. representative (1833-1842), and governor of Connecticut (1849-1840); graduate of Yale; member of Whig Party; b. in Lebanon, Conn.; resident of Hartford. From the description of Letter from Joseph Trumbull to Noyes Barber, 1836 Jan. 4. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 212408614 ...