Sanborn family papers, 1842-1927.

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Sanborn family papers, 1842-1927.

Family correspondence, but also including letter (copy) of Anson P. Morrill referring to James G. Blaine and the "Mulligan" letters which partially led to Blaine's defeat in the presidential election of 1884; letters of Nelson Dingley, Jr., and John L. Stevens, soliciting political support; letter of Samuel Pickard referring to Lot Myrick Morrill and William P. Frye; and letter of Joseph A. Sanborn describing the estate of financier Jay Cooke.

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Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893

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James Gillespie Blaine (January 31, 1830 – January 27, 1893) was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, serving as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1869 to 1875, and then in the United States Senate from 1876 to 1881. Blaine twice served as Secretary of State (1881, 1889–1892), one of only two persons to hold the position under three separate presidents (the other being Daniel Webster), and...

Cooke, Jay, 1821-1905

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Banker, financier, and fiscal agent for the U.S. Treasury Dept. during the Civil War. From the description of Jay Cooke correspondence, 1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983928 During the Civil War, Jay Cooke & Co. of Philadelphia developed the idea of selling government bonds, which capitalized on feelings of patriotism at the time and which were a major source of financing the war. Jay Cooke later was heavily involved in finanacing (unsuccessfully) the Northern Pa...

Sanborn, Sarah L.

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Mulligan, James, bookkeeper

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Morrill, Lot M. (Lot Myrick), 1812-1883

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American statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to W.P. Fessenden, 1862 Nov. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612916 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to William Pitt Fessenden, 1867 Dec. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612918 U.S. secretary of the treasury, U.S. senator from and governor of Maine. From the description of Letters of Lot M. Morrill, 1867-1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: ...

Sanborn, Peter F. (Peter Fifield), 1811-

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Peter F. Sanborn was from East Readfield and Hallowell, Maine. He was the Collector of Internal Revenue for the Third District of Maine, an office in charge of collecting taxes, adjudicating disputes, and handling political and patronage matters. From the description of Letters, 1863-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 99997437 ...

Sanborn family.

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Family of Peter F. Sanborn, of East Readfield and Hallowell, Me., collector of internal revenue. From the description of Sanborn family papers, 1842-1927. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70977098 ...

Morrill, A. P. (Anson Peaslee), 1803-1887

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Sanborn, Joseph A.

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Probable Maine state senator. From the description of Joseph A. Sanborn autograph letter signed, 1864 Mar. 16. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 450002000 ...

Pickard, Samuel, 1793-1872

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Frye, William P. (William Pierce), 1831-1911

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Senator and Representative from Maine. From the description of William P. Frye autograph letter signed, 1884. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 261346577 Lawyer, mayor, state legislator, U.S. Representative and Senator (1881-1911), of Lewiston, Me. From the description of William P. Frye collection, 1882-1975. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 501843365 Lawyer, mayor, and U.S. Representative and Senator, of Lew...

Sanborn, Elizabeth A.

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Sanborn, Nellie R.

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Sanborn, Sarah F. (Sarah Fifield)

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Dingley, Nelson, 1832-1899

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Journalist, governor of Maine (1874-1876), and U.S. representative (1881-1899); b. Nelson Dingley, Jr.; of Lewiston and Auburn, Me. From the description of The unrevamped silver argument, undated. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 273051473 Journalist, state legislator, governor of Maine (1874-1875), and U.S. representative (1881-1899); of Lewiston, Me.; b. Nelson Dingley, Jr. From the description of Nelson Dingley scrapbook, 1897-1930. (Mai...

Stevens, John L. (John Leavitt), 1820-1895

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Journalist and diplomat; editor in chief of Kennebec Journal; state legislator; U.S. minister to Paraguay and Uruguay (1870-1874), to Sweden and Norway (1877-1883), and to Hawaii (1889-1893); author of Picturesque Hawaii; resident of Augusta, Me. From the description of John L. Stevens correspondence, 1888-1894. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 192095724 ...