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- Subject is exactly "Boston (Mass.)"
Chas. & Mary Merrill stone Forest Hills Cemetery
Black and white photograph of the gravestone of Charles And Mary Merrill which reads, "Charles Merrill 1814-1888 His Wife Mary L. Merrill 1821-1908 Merrill"
Jere F. Hall stone, Forest Hills Cemetery
Black and white photograph of the gravestone of Jere F. Hall which reads, "Jere. F. Hall died July 20 1870 aged 52 yrs."
William Henry Shepard from G. C. Noble
Letter to a friend from Harvard law student regarding his attendance at Boston political festivals where he heard Abolitionists William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass, and at a women's rights convention. He also discusses politics in the 1860…
Nathan Sargent from John M. Clayton, January 17, 1853
Letter ridiculing Sen. Lewis Cass of Michigan for a lack of geographic knowledge. He also discusses disagreements with other senators over Central America.
Nathan Sargent from Edward Everett, February 20, 1835
Letter discussing elections in Vermont, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania, and Antimason Party activity.
Nathan Sargent from Caleb Cushing, February 28, 1838
Letter regarding Cushing's health, the likelihood of a treasury bill passing, the need for the Whigs to have grit, Martin Van Buren's decreasing popularity, and a recent duel.
Petition to President Z. Taylor for U.S. Auditor position, April 11, 1849
Petitions pledging support for the appointment of Nathan Sargent in various state and federal positions, including Auditor, Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, and Clerk of the House of Representatives.