The Thaddeus Stevens collection, 1792-1992.

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The Thaddeus Stevens collection, 1792-1992.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/530524246

Collection contains information on Thaddeus Stevens, abolitionist and resident of Lancaster. Contains photocopies of correspondence, photographs, speeches, will, legal documents, and articles and newspaper clippings.

21 cubic ft.

Lancaster County Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7664050

Lancaster County Historical Society

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Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

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Lawyer from Pennsylvania who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1859 and served as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. After the war, he led the Radical Republicans, opposing both Lincoln and then Andrew Johnson, endorsing military occupation of the South. When Johnson opposed ratification of the 14th Amendment, Stevens led the call for his impeachment. From the description of Letter, Dec. 7, 1865. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record i...

Smith, Lydia.

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