Diaries, 1831-1842.

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Diaries, 1831-1842.

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Diaries kept by Connecticut native Gideon Welles. Born in Glastonbury, Welles lived in Hartford for many years. The volumes contain entries written in 1831, 1833-1834, and 1842. The entries primarily relate to trips to Washington, DC, and political activities.

2 volumes.

Connecticut Historical Society

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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A native of Glastonbury, Conn., Gideon Welles began his career as a lawyer but took up journalism as a profession, founding the Hartford Times, which he also edited, in 1826. Active in the Democratic Party in Connecticut, he served in the Connecticut state legislature and in several state offices. He later shifted his allegiance to the Republican Party due to his strong anti-slavery views and founded the Hartford Evening Press, a zealously Republican newspaper. President Abraham Lincoln appointe...