Papers, 1794-1856.

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Papers, 1794-1856.

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Drafts of letters written to family, friends and business associates by resident of Lyme, Conn., discussing the financing of railroads, the shipping of shad, the Know-Nothing party; includes description of Fourth of July celebration and letter from S. Baldwin to Ebenezer Baldwin mentioning a mother's difficulty in raising her son.

1 folder ; 26 x 42 cm.

Connecticut Historical Society

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Selden, R. E. (Richard Ely), 1797-1868

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Baldwin, Ebenezer.

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American Party

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One of the most famous incidents of anti-Catholic sentiment expression occurred August 11, 1834; non-Catholic rioters looted and burned the Ursuline Convent of Mount Benedict in Charlestown, MA. Anti-Catholic violence also erupted in Philadelphia when 13 people were killed in riots in 1835. Activities by the American Nativist Party in Kensington, Pennsylvania, in 1844 also sparked anti-Catholic riots. In the 1850s, the American Party, also known as the Know-Nothing Party, was partly founded on a...