Charles Stewart Daveis correspondence, ca. 1830-1847.

Anderson, John, 1792-1853

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Hale, Nathan, 1784-1863

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Daveis, Charles Stewart, 1788-1865

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Maine lawyer and politician. From the description of Letter to John Holms, 1823 May 3. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 53788988 Lawyer, militia officer, U.S. agent to Holland, state legislator, and overseer of Bowdoin College, of Portland, Me. From the description of Charles Stewart Daveis correspondence, ca. 1830-1847. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 286915316 Daveis graduated from Bowdoin College in 1807 and practi...

Emery, Nicholas, 1776-1861

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Justice of Maine State Supreme Court, of Portland, Me. From the description of Emery Nicholas correspondence, 1829-1830. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 231631974 ...

Sprague, Peleg, 1793-1880

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Born on April 27, 1793, in Duxbury, Massachusetts, Sprague received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1812 from Harvard University, attended Litchfield Law School, then read law in 1815. He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Augusta, District of Maine (then part of Massachusetts) from 1815 to 1817. He continued private practice in Hallowell, Kennebec County, District of Maine (State of Maine from March 15, 1820) from 1817 to 1821. He was a member of the Maine House of Represe...

Neal, John, 1793-1876

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American author and editor John Neal was born in Maine and raised as a Quaker, although he broke with the church at a young age due to his fighting. A career as a merchant was bankrupted by the War of 1812, and he turned to literature, joining Baltimore's Delphian Club. He served as editor of various journals, and wrote long, complexly-plotted adventure novels, as well as critical essays, always seeking to promote American literature. While living in England, he wrote a long series of articles p...

Brooks, James, 1810-1873

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U.S. representative from New York and editor. From the description of James Brooks correspondence, 1847. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451594 Teacher, journalist, and U.S. representative from New York (1849-1853, 1863-1866, 1867-1873); b. in Portland, Me.; moved to New York City in 1836. From the description of James Brooks autograph letter signed, undated. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 234308061 ...

Brooks, Erastus, 1815-1886

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Brooks was an American politician who served in the United States Senate. From the description of Letter and a portrait, 1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83407709 ...

Kent, Edward, 1802-1877

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Kent began practicing law in Bangor, Maine in 1825 after graduating from Harvard. He held a number of political positions in the state including representative in the state legislature; mayor of Bangor; and governor (1838-1839 and 1841-1842). In 1842 he returned to law practice and became a justice on the Maine Supreme Court From the description of Edward Kent papers, 1840-1905. (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 459796485 Epithet: of Boughton, ...

Evans, George, 1797-1867

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Representative and Senator from Maine. From the description of George Evans ALS, 1838. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70977589 Lawyer, of Gardner and later Portland, Me.; served in U.S. Congress from 1829-1846. From the description of George Evans autograph letter signed to Davis & Force, 1824 Jan. 12. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 176895646 ...

Williams, Reuel, 1783-1862

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Lawyer and U.S. senator (1837-1843), of Hallowell and Augusta, Me. From the description of Reuel Williams autograph letter signed to Samuel Fessenden, 1836. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 234237718 U.S. Senator (1837-1843) from Hallowell, Me.; practiced law in Augusta and was member of Maine Legislature from 1812-1829 and again from 1832-1848; elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate from March 4, 1837 to Feb. 15, 1843, during which time he served as...