Franklin Whittemore papers, 1868.

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Franklin Whittemore papers, 1868.

Three autobiographical letters written by B.F. Whittemore from Washington D.C., to Charles Lanman and Ben[jamin] Perley Poore, two writers compiling bigraphical directories.

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United States. Congress. House

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U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress. From the guide to the Subscription lists, 1870, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The first session of the Congress of the United States, under a resolution passed by the Congress of the Confederation, on September 13, 1788, was called to meet in New York City on March 4, 1789. On the appointed day only 13 Members of the House were present and, as this number did not constitute a quorum, the sessions...

Whittemore, Benjamin Franklin, 1824-1894.

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Politician in South Carolina government during Reconstruction; native of Malden (Middlesex County, Massachusetts); following Civil War, settled in Darlington, S.C. Ordained a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, New England Conference, 1859; during Civil War, served as chaplain of the 53rd Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers and the 30th Regiment, Massachusetts Veteran Volunteers. Assistant superintendent of education for eastern South Carolina, 1865; founder and f...

Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895

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Charles Lanman, writer, journalist and amateur painter, was born in Monroe, Michigan, June 15, 1819. He spent much of his career working as a journalist in Monroe and Cincinnati, Ohio. He moved to Washington DC in 1848 and worked as a librarian in various branches of government, including the War Department, the Copyrights Division of the Department of State, the executive library of President Fillmore, and the Interior Department. He wrote several books in his career on topics of travel and wil...

Poore, Benjamin Perley, 1820-1887

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Journalist and author. From the description of Ben Perley Poore commonplace book, 1837-1940. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70949739 Author and editor. From the description of Letters of Benjamin Perley Poore, 1852-1853. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449406 Benjamin Perley Poore (1820-1887) was a newspaper correspondent, editor, and author who lived and worked mainly in Washington, D.C. He was born and raised on "Indian Hi...