Correspondence of George Washington Pierce and his brother Josiah Pierce

Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891

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Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Maine. In a public service career that spanned over 50 years, he served as the 15th vice president of the United States. The first Republican to hold the office, Hamlin served from 1861 to 1865. He is considered among the most influential politicians to have come from Maine. A native of Paris, Maine (part of Massachusetts until 1820), Hamlin managed his father's farm before becoming a ne...

Pierce, George Washington.

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George Washington Pierce of Portland, Me. and Josiah Pierce of Gorham, Me., attorneys and Jacksonian politicians. From the description of Correspondence of George Washington Pierce and his brother Josiah Pierce, 1829-1836. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 667235759 ...

Pierce family Correspondence.

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Fairfield, John, 1797-1847

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John Fairfield was born in Saco in 1797. His family moved to Biddeford shortly after 1801. He was a representative in Congress from 1835 to 1837, a member of the Senate of the United States from 1843 to 1847, and a governor of Maine in 1839, 1840, 1842 and a part of 1843. He died in Washington, D.C. in 1847. From the description of Notebook containing letters published in the Saco Democrat, 1847. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 55747839 Resident of Saco, Me.; U.S. Senator and...

Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876

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Lawyer, of Portland, Me. From the description of Francis O. J. Smith autograph letter signed, 1852 Oct. 18. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 271515951 Congressman and lawyer; member of House of Representatives from 1833 to 1839. From the description of Francis O.J. Smith papers, ca. 1849-1860. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 225532533 Lawyer, businessman, and U.S. representative, of Portland, Me. ...

Whitman, Ezekiel, 1776-1866

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Jurist and U.S. representative from Maine and Massachusetts. From the description of Ezekiel Whitman correspondence, 1821. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981359 Lawyer, of New Gloucester and Portland, Me.; U.S. representative from Massachusetts and Maine; later served as judge of court of common pleas of Maine (1822-1841); born in East Bridgewater, Mass., and after his retirement, returned to that town. From the description of Ezekiel Whitman autograph letter s...

Ruggles, John, 1789-1874

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U.S. Senator from Thomaston, Me.; served from 1835 to 1841. From 1831 to 1834 Ruggles served as justice of the supreme judicial court of Maine. From the description of John Ruggles autograph letter signed, 1832 Dec. 6. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978324 ...

Woodbury, Levi, 1789-1851

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Lawyer, governor of New Hampshire, U.S. senator, U.S. secretary of the Navy, U.S. secretary of the treasury, and U.S. Supreme Court justice. From the description of Letters, 1813-1851. (New Hampshire Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70963939 U.S. senator from and governor of New Hampshire, U.S. secretary of the navy, U.S. secretary of the treasury, and Supreme Court justice, and lawyer. From the description of Levi Woodbury family papers, 1638-191...

Anderson, John, 1792-1853

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Dunlap, Robert Pinckney, 1794-1859

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Lawyer, governor of Maine, and U.S. representative, of Brunswick, Me. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Robert Pinckney Dunlap to Thomas Amory Deblois, 1822 Nov. 2. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 123410751 ...

Smith, Seba, 1792-1868

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Founder and editor of Portland Courier and satirist. From the description of Collection: 1838-1851. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 122318723 Author and editor of Portland, Maine, and New York City. His wife, Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith, was an author, lyceum lecturer and early women's rights activist. From the guide to the Seba Smith papers, 1813-1867, n.d, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Satirist; founde...

Cilley, Jonathan, 1802-1838

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Lawyer, state legislator, and U.S. representative, of Thomaston, Me.; killed in a duel while defending the "honor of New England" outside Washington, D.C., 24 Feb. 1838; after his death, legislation was passed outlawing dueling in the U.S. From the description of Family papers, 1820-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70954271 From the description of Jonathan Cilley autograph, 1822. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978319 Lawyer and legisla...

Clifford, Nathan, 1803-1881

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Jurist, U.S. representative from Maine, and U.S. attorney general. From the description of Nathan Clifford signature, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453765 Jurist, U.S. representative, and U.S. Attorney General, of Portland, Me. From the description of Papers, 1831-1881. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71014279 American lawyer, judge, and politician, attorney general of Maine from 1834-1838, U.S. attorney general fr...

Greenleaf, Simon, 1783-1853

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Simon Greenleaf was born on December 5, 1783 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, where he attended the Latin School from 1790-1799. In 1801, he entered apprenticeship in Ezekiel Whitman's Gloucester, Maine law office. In June 1806, Cumberland County, Maine admitted Greenleaf to the Bar. On September 18, 1806, Greenleaf married Hannah Kingman, daughter to Capt. Ezra Kingman of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. From 1807-1817, Greenleaf practiced law in Gray, Maine before moving his law practi...

Pierce, Josiah, 1792-1866

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Maine author. From the description of A history of the town of Gorham, Maine, 1862? (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 682583890 Justice of the peace in Baldwin, Me. From the description of Josiah Pierce writs and marriage records, undated. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978073 ...