1851-1855
Date
1851-1855
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University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Abstract
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Includes letters from Jesse Sharpe, William G. Whiteley, William P. Chandler, Albert O. Newton, James A. Bayard, and S. M. Harrington, Sr., regarding local politics, elections, conventions, legislation, and the railroad. Also includes a broadside by Samuel Townsend, entitled "To the Voters of Delaware," encouraging voters to not ratify the revised state constitution of 1853.
Keywords
Townsend family, Townsend, Edmund, active 1830s, Townsend, Israel, active 1830s, Townsend, John, active 1830s, Townsend, Samuel, 1812-1881, Delaware--History--19th century, Delaware--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, Delaware--Politics and government--19th century, correspondence