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United States--Politics and government--19th century

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George Templeton Strong diary, 1835-1875

The four-volume diary of George Templeton Strong (1820-1875) is a detailed chronicle of the activities, interests, and relationships that characterized its author's life. Beginning in 1835, and continued consistently into 1875, its thousands of individual entries contain descriptions of all facets of Strong's experience, typically beginning with the weather and going on to discuss matters such as his legal work, family life, health, social ties, politics, and the arts.
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Date Created
1835 to 1875
Genre
diaries
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Horace Greeley collection, 1840-1872

Letters, notes, a printed circular, and one receipt pertaining to the life and activites of Horace Greeley, dated from 1840 to 1872. Nearly all letters are written by Greeley; recipients include Thurlow Weed, Henry Clay, Roscoe Conkling, Andrew Johnson, Hamilton Fish, and Joshua R. Giddings. Receipt is for a subscription to Greeleys Whig newsletter "Log Cabinactivities", signed by Greeley.

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William Pitt Fessenden correspondence, 1839-1888 (bulk 1858-1869)

Correspondence of William Pitt Fessenden, and his sons Francis Fessenden and James Deering Fessenden. The majority of letters are addressed to William Pitt Fessenden on financial and political matters, but a few are private; several letters are addressed to Francis Fessenden, including one from William Pitt Fessenden. A handful are addressed to James Fessenden. Four letters (J.C. Ropes to P.W. Chandler, 1868; Joshua C. Stone to A.J.C. Sowdon, 1868; Charles Allen to A.J.C. Sowdon, 1868; and William Paine to J.A.

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