Letter : Richmond, Va., to "My dear Charley, 1854.

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Letter : Richmond, Va., to "My dear Charley, 1854.

Synco describes the Mechanics' Institute Fair, mentions local improvements in Richmond and Butchertown, and expresses Know Nothing sentiments about foreigners and Roman Catholics.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Mechanics' Institute (Richmond, Va.)

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Synco, Edward.

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Richmond, Va., resident. From the description of Letter [manuscript] : Richmond, Va., to "My dear Charley, 1854. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647845446 From the description of Letter : Richmond, Va., to "My dear Charley, 1854. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136606 ...

American Party

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One of the most famous incidents of anti-Catholic sentiment expression occurred August 11, 1834; non-Catholic rioters looted and burned the Ursuline Convent of Mount Benedict in Charlestown, MA. Anti-Catholic violence also erupted in Philadelphia when 13 people were killed in riots in 1835. Activities by the American Nativist Party in Kensington, Pennsylvania, in 1844 also sparked anti-Catholic riots. In the 1850s, the American Party, also known as the Know-Nothing Party, was partly founded on a...