Samuel Colt passports and political papers, 1849-1864.

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Samuel Colt passports and political papers, 1849-1864.

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Papers collected by Colonel Samuel Colt of Hartford, Connecticut. The papers in this folder pertain to the United States presidential election of 1860. Colt was an elector for Connecticut and actively supported the Northern Democrats' candidate, Stephen A. Douglas. Additional items were sent to Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt, after the death of her husband, requesting items from the factory for the Northern Ohio Sanitary Fair. Four of Colt's passports (two from 1849 and one each from 1851 and 1855), documenting several trips to Europe, are included. Each is attached to a pocket sized leather wallet.

1 folder and 4 passports.

Connecticut Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7887653

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