Frances Folsom Cleveland letters, 1888-1900.

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Frances Folsom Cleveland letters, 1888-1900.

Letters concerning family, social matters, and Washington Society.

1 wallet (26 letters)

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Cleveland, Frances Folsom, 1864-1947

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Frances Clara Folsom Cleveland became the youngest First Lady at age 21 as the first woman to marry a president in the White House. She served as the 23rd and 25th First Lady of the United States while married to President Grover Cleveland. “I detest him so much that I don’t even think his wife is beautiful.” So spoke one of President Grover Cleveland’s political foes–the only person, it seems, to deny the loveliness of this notable First Lady, first bride of a President to be married in the ...

Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908

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Grover Cleveland, born in Caldwell, NJ, 18 March 1837; moved to Buffalo, NY in 1855; Erie County Sheriff, 1871-1874; Mayor of Buffalo, 1882; Governor of New York, 1883-1884; President of the United States, 1885-1889, 1893-1897; married Frances Folsom, 1886; died at Princeton, NJ, 24 June 1908....

Dickinson, Frances Platt.

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Dickinson, Don M.

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Dickinson was born in Port Ontario (N.Y.) in 1842. Ten years later his family moved to Mich. He married Frances Platt in 1869. A lawyer of some reknown, Dickinson was a powerful figure in the State Democratic Party. He was appointed Postmaster General during Grover Cleveland's first administration. (Information from the collection.) Sill (Nov. 24, 1831- ) came to Mich. at age 11. He graduated from the State Normal School (1854), served as principal of the Detroit Female Seminary, 1863-1873; Supt...

Folsom family.

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