Dorr, Thomas Wilson, 1805-1854 to H. H. Carroll

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GLC#
GLC05757.10-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
14 April 1843
Author/Creator
Dorr, Thomas Wilson, 1805-1854
Title
to H. H. Carroll
Place Written
Cambridgeport, Massachusetts
Pagination
3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 20.1 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Discusses New Hampshire politics. Provides a long analysis of political events in Rhode Island, including a recent setback to the "People's cause," the possibility of registering voters, and holding a democratic convention to nominate Martin Van Buren for President. Discusses at some length the situation of the people of Rhode Island and compares their plight to that of Russian serfs. Dorr led the Dorr Rebellion over suffrage rights in Rhode Island. The address identifies Carroll as the editor of the New Hampshire Patriot.

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