Letters received by George N. Briggs, 1850.

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Letters received by George N. Briggs, 1850.

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Letters received by Mass. Governor George N. Briggs, Mar.-Oct. 1850, requesting clemency for John White Webster who was convicted for the murder of George Parkman. Various citizens questioned the validity of the trial and wrote to protest the use of the death penalty.

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Briggs, George N. (George Nixon), 1796-1861

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Governor of Massachusetts, 1844-51. From the description of Letter : Lanesboro, Mass., to an unidentified correspondent, 1835 Nov. 12. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 29461777 George Nixon Briggs (1796-1861) began to study law in 1813 and in 1818 was admitted to the bar. In 1824, he was elected town clerk of Lanesboro, Mass., and in 1826, was appointed chairman of the commissioners of highways of Berkshire County. In 1830, he was elected to Congress, where he served...

Massachusetts. Governor (1844-1851 : Briggs)

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Parkman, George, 1790-1849

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Boston physician and murder victim. From the description of Letters received, ca. 1826-1847. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 14445201 ...

Webster, John White, 1793-1850

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Harvard professor; murderer of Dr. Parkman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, to the Rev. John Pierpont, 1824 May 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270586850 Murderer of Dr. George Parkman. From the description of Letter : to William Hickling Prescott, 1850 Aug. 29. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 41415981 Professor of chemistry at Harvard University. From the description of Letter, 1845, Sept. 24 : Cambridg...