Letters to Alexander Holley, 1856-1862.

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Letters to Alexander Holley, 1856-1862.

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Expresses his obligation to Alexander Holley for the nomination for the senatorship and his pride in Holley as Connecticut's governor at the unveiling of the statue of Washington; discusses state plitics and the possibility of disunion.

4 items ; 25 x 20 cm. or smaller.

Connecticut Historical Society

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