Caleb Cushing papers, 1822-1876.

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Caleb Cushing papers, 1822-1876.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48896785

The legal papers, receipts, and correspondence contained in this small collection do not begin to address this Newburyport, Mass., man's activities as a lawyer, politician, orator and author. Much of the correspondence is to Dr. Richard Spofford or his son Richard Smith Spofford, a friend and business acquaintance of Cushing.

1 box (.25 linear feet)

Peabody Essex Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 7599214

Peabody Essex Museum

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Spofford, Richard Smith, -1888

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Spofford, Richard S., Dr., 1787-1872.

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Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879

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Cushing served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1835- 1843, and as special U.S. Envoy to China from 1843-1845. His career also included a term as U.S. Attorney General from 1852-1857. From the description of Letters to Thomas Mayo Brewer and Henry Vose, 1843, 1858. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234342903 U.S cabinet official and representative from Massachusetts, army officer, diplomat, and lawyer. From the description of Caleb Cushin...