Letters pertaining to the Whig party in Sterling, Mass., 1840-1864; bulk: 1840-1851.

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Letters pertaining to the Whig party in Sterling, Mass., 1840-1864; bulk: 1840-1851.

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Letters received by Whig Party member Samuel Houghton of Sterling, Mass., from members in Boston, Mass., 1840-64, pertaining to activities of the party of the 4th district. Letters include communications about the Massachusetts Whig State Central Committee, 1840; Massachusetts Houghton Association, 1847-48; senatorial candidates John Gorham Palfrey and Benjamin Thompson in 1850; voting tallies on state senatorial election between Charles Sumner and Robert Winthrop in 1851; and land raids in Sterling, 1864.

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Palfrey, John Gorham, 1796-1881

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John Gorham Palfrey was a Unitarian minister, professor at Harvard Divinity School, editor of the North American Review, congressman from Massachusetts (1847-1849), postmaster of Boston (1861-1867), and historian, best known for his multi-volume History of New England. From the description of Letters to William Taylor Palfrey, 1818-1866. (Harvard University, Wadsworth House). WorldCat record id: 77703801 ...

Winthrop, Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1809-1894

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Robert Charles Winthrop (May 12, 1809 – November 16, 1894) was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a descendant of John Winthrop. Robert Charles Winthrop was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Thomas Lindall Winthrop (1760–1841), the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, and Elizabeth Bowdoin Temple (1769–1825), who were married on July 25, 1786. He was the youngest of 13 children born to his parents. Winthrop attende...

Massachusetts Houghton Association.

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Houghton, Samuel, 1796-1866.

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Whig Party (Mass.). State Central Committee

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Whig Party (Mass.)

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Thompson, Benjamin, 1798-1852

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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

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Massachusetts lawyer and U.S. Senator, 1851-1874. He was an ardent abolitionist who attacked the south in his "crime against Kansas" speech in 1856. Two days later he was assaulted in the Senate, receiving injuries that took him years to recover from. From the description of Letters, 1858-1869. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55768315 Born in Boston, Mass., the U.S. statesman Charles Sumner studied law at Harvard and practiced law in his native ci...