Walker family diaries, 1828-1893.

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Walker family diaries, 1828-1893.

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Diaries of Tobias Walker (ca. 1794-1865), Edwin Walker (ca. 1820-1891), and Daniel Walker (1860-1928), recording daily activities in Kennebunk, Me., with passing references to religious and political affairs, deaths, Millerism, Know-Nothings (the American Party), the Civil War, and other events.

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Maine Historical Society Library

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Walker, Daniel, 1860-1928

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American Party

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One of the most famous incidents of anti-Catholic sentiment expression occurred August 11, 1834; non-Catholic rioters looted and burned the Ursuline Convent of Mount Benedict in Charlestown, MA. Anti-Catholic violence also erupted in Philadelphia when 13 people were killed in riots in 1835. Activities by the American Nativist Party in Kensington, Pennsylvania, in 1844 also sparked anti-Catholic riots. In the 1850s, the American Party, also known as the Know-Nothing Party, was partly founded on a...

Walker, Edwin, ca. 1820-1891

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Walker family.

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Farmers, of Kennebunk, Me. From the description of Walker family diaries, 1828-1893. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71059608 ...

Walker, Tobias, approximately 1794-1865

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