Papers of James Phinney Baxter [manuscript], 1885-1904.

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Papers of James Phinney Baxter [manuscript], 1885-1904.

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The collection includes a letter, 1885, from James Phinney Baxter to "Dear Gould," concerning financial arrangements, his reception by Queen Victoria, a sermon by Charles H. Spurgeon, and travel through the British Isles and Europe. There is also a letter, 1904, from Henry H. Edes to James Phinney Baxter, discussing the annual dinner for the Colonial Society of Massachusetts and requesting that Baxter nominate John Carroll Perkins to membership in the Society. With it is an invitation, 1904, to the Colonial Society of Massachusetts' annual dinner.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Colonial society of Massachusetts

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Perkins, John Carroll, 1862-1950

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Clergyman, of Portland, Me. From the description of John Carroll Perkins scrapbook of photographs, 1946. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71057717 ...

Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901

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Queen Victoria was the only child of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was born on May 24, 1819 at Kensington Palace in London and she became heir to the throne when her father died. In 1837, she became Queen at the age of 18. During the early part of her reign, she was influenced by two men: her first Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, and then her husband, Prince Albert, whom she married in 1840. Both men taught her much about how to be ...

Baxter, James Phinney, 1831-1921

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President of Maine Historical Society from 1890-1911. A Republican, he was mayor of Portland from 1893-1897 and 1904-1905. From the description of Scrapbooks of municipal affairs in Portland, Maine, 1893-1898. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 686772318 American author and editor. From the description of Papers of James Phinney Baxter [manuscript], 1885-1904. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647859308 Served as presiden...

Spurgeon, C.H. (Charles Haddon), 1834-1892

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Charles Haddon Spurgeon, born in 1834, was a Baptist minister in Great Britain. He was famous for his preaching skills and, from the time he was a young man, attracted thousands of people to hear his sermons. A prolific author, Spurgeon's published sermons were very popular. He held strict Calvinistic views and, therefore, alienated himself from some Baptist ministers. Despite his controversial views, he remained a popular speaker. Spurgeon died in 1892 after suffering from gout. Fro...

Edes, Henry Herbert, 1849-1922

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