Francis W. Bird papers, 1852-1959; bulk: 1852-1889.

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Francis W. Bird papers, 1852-1959; bulk: 1852-1889.

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Papers of Mass. legislator Francis W. Byrd of Walpole, Mass., 1852-1959, pertaining to the Free Soil Party and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886). Papers include typewritten circulars by Byrd, when he was the chairman of the Free Democratic 3rd District Committee of the Free Soil Party, promoting Adams for United States Congress in 1852; letters received by Byrd from Adams, 1860-61, pertaining to Adams' work as a Congressman; and a letter received by Byrd from Adams' son Charles Francis Adams, 1889, pertaining to Byrd's friendship with his father. Also includes a letter received by Charles [Sumner Bird] (called Charley) from Brooks Adams, 1911, pertaining to the death of Charles mother; correspondence between Charles Sumner Bird and Charles Francis Adams (1910-1999), 1959, pertaining to the papers and politics in the United States; and a typescript copy of campaign literature used during John Quincy Adams presidential election in 1824.

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Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915

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Soldier, businessman, civic leader and historian. Descendant of two presidents and the son of a noted diplomat, Adams served with distinction as a Union officer during the Civil War. After the war, he became a nationally recognized authority on the railroad industry, chairing the Massachusetts Railroad Commission from 1869 to 1879, and ultimately taking on the presidency of the Union Pacifc Railroad for six stormy years, 1884-1890. From 1890 to 1915, Adams was content to be a man of a...

Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886

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American diplomat, lawyer, and biographer; son of John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848; U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts 1859-61, U.S. Minister to England, 1861-68; U.S. Arbitrator at the Geneva Tribunal ("Alabama" claims), 1871-72. From the guide to the Charles Francis Adams letters, 1844-1878, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Free Soil Party (Mass.)

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Democratic Party (Mass.)

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Bird, F. W. (Francis William), 1809-1891.

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Bird, Charles Sumner, 1855-1927

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