Dickinson Papers, 1791 March 6-November 4.

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Dickinson Papers, 1791 March 6-November 4.

Two letters, 26 March and 4 November 1791 from Gaius Dickinson, a Quaker, to his son Daniel Dickinson in Rockingham County, Va. The letters concern his travel plans and religion. Includes a letter, 1930, concerning the provenance of the letters.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7081567

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Dickinson, Daniel S. (Daniel Stevens), 1800-1866

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U.S. Senator from New York; b. in Goshen, Conn., moved with his parents to Guilford, N.Y., in 1806; studied law and began practice in Guilford, N.Y.; moved to Binghamton and became first president of the City of Binghamton in 1834; state legislator; in 1844 appointed and subsequently elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate; reelected in 1845 and served until 1851; resumed the practice of law; elected attorney general of New York in 1861; appointed by Abraham Lincoln as U.S. attorne...

Dickinson, Gaius, fl. 1791.

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