Papers, 1860-1920.

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Papers, 1860-1920.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38754474

Collection contains a number of letters, some from his mother, Sarah Jane, his aunt, a number of colleagues and politicians, Professor Edward Winslow Hall, and from his brothers-in-law, Clarence and Eugene Hale. The collection reveals a great deal about politics in Maine and politics on the national level from 1868 to 1883. Topics include a Hannibal Hamlin and Jame G. Blaine. Comments about these men and a number of other Maine politicians appear in the letters to Gifford, particularly from Eugene Hale, John Lynch, and William P. Whitehouse, during political campaigns in that state. Letters both praised and criticized Gifford for his public oppositions. Two letters from Lucy Stone reveal Gifford's support of women's suffrage. Three letters have lithographs of Colby University. Glimpses of the demands of life in the U.S. Consular Service are given in some letters. Also included is an anonymous essay entitled "A New Currency."

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7406755

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Stone, Lucy, 1818-1893

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Lucy Stone (b. Aug. 13, 1818, West Brookfield, MA–d. Oct. 18, 1893, Boston, MA) was born to parents Hannah Matthews and Francis Stone. At age 16, Stone began teaching in district schools always earning far less money than men. In 1847, she became the first woman in Massachusetts to earn a college degree from Oberlin College. After college, Stone began her career with the Garrisonian Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society and began giving public speeches on women's rights. In the fall of 1847, with...

Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891

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Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Maine. In a public service career that spanned over 50 years, he served as the 15th vice president of the United States. The first Republican to hold the office, Hamlin served from 1861 to 1865. He is considered among the most influential politicians to have come from Maine. A native of Paris, Maine (part of Massachusetts until 1820), Hamlin managed his father's farm before becoming a ne...

Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893

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James Gillespie Blaine (January 31, 1830 – January 27, 1893) was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, serving as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1869 to 1875, and then in the United States Senate from 1876 to 1881. Blaine twice served as Secretary of State (1881, 1889–1892), one of only two persons to hold the position under three separate presidents (the other being Daniel Webster), and...

Colby University

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Whitehouse, William Penn

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Hall, Edward W. (Edward Winslow), 1840-1910

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Gifford, George, 1842-1924.

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Lawyer, editor-in-chief of the "Portland Daily Press," served in the Maine House of Representatives, agent of the U.S. Treasury Dept. in London and held other government positions abroad. From the description of Papers, 1860-1920. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38754474 ...

Lynch, John Roy, 1847-1939

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John Roy Lynch (September 10, 1847 – November 2, 1939) was a black Republican politician, writer, attorney and military officer. Born into slavery in Louisiana, he became free in 1863 under the Emancipation Proclamation. His father was an Irish immigrant and his parents had a common-law marriage. After serving for several years in the state legislature, in 1873 Lynch was elected as the first African-American Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives; he was the first black man (conside...

Hale, Eugene, 1836-1918

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Lawyer and U.S. representative and senator from Maine; of Ellsworth, Me.; lived in Washington, D.C., during much of his political career and after retirement. From the description of Eugene Hale autograph letter signed to Hayne Davis, 1907 Feb. 12 and undated. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 182580057 ...