Philleo-Norton Family papers 1830-1872.

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Philleo-Norton Family papers 1830-1872.

The the Philleo-Norton Papers contain the letters of Calvin W. Philleo, a a lawyer, author, and Free Soil Democrat; documents of pension claims for the widows and children of Revolutionary War veterans; legal documents entered in the suit of Sheldon et al. v. the Second School Society, Suffield; and the letters of Elizabeth Philleo as a young woman during the Civil War.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7138991

William L. Clements Library

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Philleo-Norton Family

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Philleo, Calvin W. (Calvin Wheeler), 1822-1858

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Philleo was a practicing lawyer and a politician. He was initially a Democrat, became a Free-Soiler in 1849 and eventually returned to the Democratic party. He was author of several articles that were published in Putnam's Magazine and the Atlantic. From the description of Calvin W. Philleo correspondence, legal papers and writings, 1835-1860. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 298322852 ...

Democratic Party (Conn.)

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