Letters to [Clement M.] Butler, 1848-1852.

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Letters to [Clement M.] Butler, 1848-1852.

Four letters from Winthrop to Rev. [Clement Moore] Butler, pastor of Trinity Church in Washington, D.C. Winthrop's letter of 1849 mentions his possible election as speaker of the House and requests Butler's help in acquiring a pew for his time in Washington. The other letters relate to proposed meetings between the two and introductions.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Winthrop, Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1809-1894

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Robert Charles Winthrop (May 12, 1809 – November 16, 1894) was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a descendant of John Winthrop. Robert Charles Winthrop was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Thomas Lindall Winthrop (1760–1841), the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, and Elizabeth Bowdoin Temple (1769–1825), who were married on July 25, 1786. He was the youngest of 13 children born to his parents. Winthrop attende...

Butler, C. M. (Clement Moore), 1810-1890

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Clergyman, author; minister, Syracuse and Palmyra, New York, Baltimore, Maryland, Boston and Washington, D.C.; rector, Grace Church, Rome, 1861-1864; professor, Divinty School of Protestant Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1864-1884. From the description of Letters, 1861, 1864 (bulk 1861) (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27988958 Clement M. Butler preached the funeral sermon for the victims of the explosion on the U. S. S. Princeton. A...