John A. Peters correspondence, 1830; 1852; and 1886.

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John A. Peters correspondence, 1830; 1852; and 1886.

Correspondence to and from Peters which consists of a letter from his uncle James A. Chute of Newburyport, Mass., enclosing a clipping on Andrew Peters, a family ancestor; a letter by Peters to "Dear Sir" concerning a deed; and a typed letter to his grandmother on her 50th wedding anniversary.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7329430

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Chute, James A.

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Peters family.

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Peters, Andrew, 1786-

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Peters, John Andrew, 1822-1904

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U.S. Representative from Maine and uncle of George Andrew Peters, Jr.; practiced law in Bangor, Me.; state legislator and attorney general; Republican; elected to 40th, 41st, and 42nd U.S. Congresses and then served as justice of Maine's Supreme Judicial Court (1873-1883) becoming chief justice from 1883 until Jan. 1, 1900. His nephew, Andrew Peters Wiswell succeeded him as chief justice; died in Bangor. Nephew John Andrew Peters, Jr., was U.S. Representative from Maine; b. in Ellsworth; graduat...