Letter, 1836 September 8, Hartford, Conn.

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Letter, 1836 September 8, Hartford, Conn.

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Reports on post office box rentals; states that he receives no emoluments other than his commission.

1 p. ; 26 x 20 cm.

Connecticut Historical Society

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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A native of Glastonbury, Conn., Gideon Welles began his career as a lawyer but took up journalism as a profession, founding the Hartford Times, which he also edited, in 1826. Active in the Democratic Party in Connecticut, he served in the Connecticut state legislature and in several state offices. He later shifted his allegiance to the Republican Party due to his strong anti-slavery views and founded the Hartford Evening Press, a zealously Republican newspaper. President Abraham Lincoln appointe...