Benjamin Franklin Copeland papers, 1835, 1851-1853.

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Benjamin Franklin Copeland papers, 1835, 1851-1853.

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Bulk of this collection consists of materials received by Benjamin Franklin Copeland (1798-1863), a Boston merchant and Justice of the Peace for Roxbury, Mass., as Chairman of a Massachusetts political committee promoting the nomination of Daniel Webster for President of the United States in 1851-1852. The most significant items among the papers are letters written by prominent state congressmen, lawyers, and merchants discussing campaign tactics, the growth of the Free Soil Party in Massachusetts, and other political matters. Correspondents include George Ashmun, Alexander Hamilton Bullock, George Ticknor Curtis, Edward Dickinson, Levi Lincoln, and Tappen Wentworth. Also includes petitions gathered from various Mass. towns listing the names of local supporters; lists of delegates selected by the towns to attend a "Webster Convention" held at Boston on November 25, 1851; and notes, memoranda, and receipts.

127 items.

New England Historic Genealogical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7914475

New England Historic Genealogical Society

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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. As one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, he argued over 200 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court between 1814 and his death in 1852. During his life, he was a member of the Federalist Party, the Nati...

Dickinson, Edward, 1794-1865.

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Lincoln, Levi, 1782-1868

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Lawyer and U.S. representative and governor of Massachusetts. From the description of Papers of Levi Lincoln, 1807-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015073 ...

Whig Party (Mass.)

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Ashmun, George, 1804-1870

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Copeland, Benjamin Franklin, 1798-1863.

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Curtis, George Ticknor, 1812-1894

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Curtis was a graduate of Harvard Law School (1834) and brother of Benjamin Robbins Curtis. From the description of Letter regarding Dred Scott case, 19 December 1856. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 236049551 George Ticknor Curtis was an American lawyer and historian. Born in Watertown, Massachusetts, he was educated at Harvard College and Harvard Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1836. He practiced law and served a term in the Massachusetts House,...

Free Soil Party (Mass.)

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Democratic Party (Mass.)

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Bullock, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1816-1882

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Governor of Massachusetts. From the description of Letters of Alexander H. Bullock, 1866. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452224 Massachusetts governor. From the description of Letter to Mr. [George William?] Curtis, 1867 September 7. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 52883830 Alexander Hamilton Bullock (1816-1882) graduated from Amherst College in 1836 and remained loyal to the College, serving on the Board of Trustees for many years. He st...

Wentworth, Tappen, 1802-1868.

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