Harrison Gray Otis Colby diary, 1838-1840.

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Harrison Gray Otis Colby diary, 1838-1840.

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Diary kept by Harrison Gray Otis Colby, a Whig state representative from Bristol County, Mass., 1838-40. Diary details professional activities, associations with friends and colleagues including Robert C. Winthrop, Robert Rantoul, Daniel Webster, and law partner John H. Clifford; political activities in the Massachusetts State House; and comments on books read, presidential candidates, and other topics, including the loss of the steamboat Pulaski. Also includes a typed transcript of the diary.

1 v. in a case and 1 narrow box (typescript)

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