Samuel Simons letter, 1843 April 7
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Summary
- Creator:
- Simons, Samuel, 1792-1847
- Abstract:
- Samuel Simons was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Collection contains a letter from Samuel Simons to an unnamed recipient describing the recent election which he narrowly won against a Whig candidate.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.11466
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection contains a letter from Samuel Simons to an unnamed recipient describing the recent election which he narrowly won against a Whig candidate, "They have spent their money and circulated their infamory falsehoods, coffin handbills & [et]c & [et]c but the secret is they all came out, & so did we. They made 50 difference here on the Temperance subject."
- Biographical / historical:
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Samuel Simons was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.
- Acquisition information:
- The Samuel Simons Letter was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2016.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Alice Poffinberger, May, 2017
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2016-0193
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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