Papers, 1796-1872.

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Papers, 1796-1872.

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Diary kept by Samuel Jackson, a hatter by trade, and member of the Mass. Constitutional Convention of 1853; also a resident of the former city of Roxbury, Mass. (now a residential area of Boston). The entries describe his apprenticeship in hatmaking, attendance at lectures and Masonic meetings, sermons, the home of the late Secretary of War William Eutis, tours of local jails, and his impressions of Niagara Falls. The description of the jail at Dedham, Mass., refers to a ten-year-old African-American inmate.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Eutis, William.

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Jackson, Samuel Trevena, 1869-

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Member of the Mass. Constitutional Convention of 1853. From the description of Papers, 1796-1872. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41571189 Samuel Jackson of Tulse Hill, South London, translated many works from German to English. From the description of Samuel Jackson commonplace book of poetry and translations from German, 1831-1856. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 48151144 ...

Freemasons. Massachusetts.

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