Papers 1826-1868.

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Papers 1826-1868.

Lawyer and State legislator, of Hillsboro, Ohio. Correspondence relating to slavery, the South, Ohio Peace Democrats, and other aspects of Boys' legal and political career. Contact repository for more information.

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Vallandigham, Clement Laird, 1820-1871

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Clement Laird Vallandigham was born July 29, 1820, in New Lisbon, Ohio (now Lisbon, Ohio), to Clement and Rebecca Laird Vallandigham. His father, a Presbyterian minister, educated his son at home. In 1841, Vallandigham had a dispute with the college president at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. He was honorably dismissed, but he never received a degree. Edwin M. Stanton, the future Secretary of War under President Lincoln, was Vallandigham's close friend before the Civil War....

Ohio. General Assembly. House.

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Trimble, John A., 1801-1885.

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Merchant and businessman of Hillsboro, Ohio. From the description of John A. Trimble papers, 1802-1907; (bulk 1822-1881). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20188746 ...

Boys, Alexander St. Clair, 1817-1868.

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Whig Party (Ohio)

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This Whig Party in Cleveland, Ohio, drew its membership from former Federalists, anti-Masons, and national Republicans who opposed the limited government policies of the Democratic Party and President Andrew Jackson. The Whigs favored an activist federal government and broad humanitarian reforms. In Cleveland, Whig members were generally businessmen and those who profited from the Ohio and Erie Canal. Evangelical Protestants were drawn to the Whig Party as well, advocating a platfor...

Peace Democrats Party. Ohio, 1860-1868.

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