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Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879 to Thomas H. Seymour

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02925.07 Author/Creator: Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 March 1860 Pagination: 1 p. ; 19.5 x 24 cm. Order a Copy

Cushing, former United States Representative, states that he proposes to leave soon for Hartford, Connecticut (possibly to campaign prior to the 1860 Presidential election). Cushing served as a U.S. congressman from Massachusetts (1835-1842) and as a delegate to the Democratic national convention, held in April 1860 at Charleston, South Carolina. Seymour had served as a U.S. congressman (1843-1844) and governor of Connecticut (1850-1853).

Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879
Seymour, Thomas H. (Thomas Hart), 1807-1868

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