Democratic Central Committee of Coos County letter, 1844 September 14

Title:

Democratic Central Committee of Coos County letter, 1844 September 14

Creator:

Rix, James Madison, 1811-1856
Williams, Jared Warner, 1796-1864

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2022.048 (m)

Object ID:

2022.048 (m)

Date:

1844/09/14

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from J. William [Jared Warner Williams] and James M. Rix of the Democratic County Committee of Coos County in Lancaster, NH, to Marcus D. Johnson, Edward Sprague, and David Ross of Stratford, NH. Dated September 15, 1844, the letter asks the Stratford town committee to bring as many Democratic voters as possible for the upcoming presidential election and that they would like a tally of the voters' presidential preference. The authors discuss that voting for Birney would be throwing away votes and that Clay would impose his "corrupt system upon the country". They go on to articulate the importance of voting for Polk by appealing to the landscape and character of the people of Stratford.

Subjects:

Correspondence, Politics and government, Elections

Locations:

Lancaster, NH
Stratford, NH

People:

Johnson, Marcus D., 1805-1895, Rix, James Madison, 1811-1856, Ross, David, Sprague, Edward, 1808, Williams, Jared Warner, 1796-1864, Polk, James K., 1795-1849, Clay, Henry, 1777-1852, Birney, James Gillespie, 1792-1857

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Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item