The dawn of the republican party in New Hampshire: impressions from the journal of Benjamin Gerrish, Jr., of Dover, January to March, 1859: Historical New Hampshire/ by Carolyn W. Baldwin.
- Title:
- The dawn of the republican party in New Hampshire: impressions from the journal of Benjamin Gerrish, Jr., of Dover, January to March, 1859: Historical New Hampshire/ by Carolyn W. Baldwin.
- Author:
- Baldwin, Carolyn W.,
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1975.
- Physical Description:
- p. 20-32.
- Source:
- Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1975 Vol. 30, Issue 1 (Spring 1975) Historical New Hampshire
- Description:
- The 1859 journal of Benjamin Gerrish, Jr., of Dover, New Hampshire, provides a record of social and political events and attitudes in New Hampshire on the eve of the American Civil War. Gerrish disdainfully but vividly describes Democratic Party rallies and their Irish immigrant participants while recording Republican activities enthusiastically but respectfully. He also comments on church services, demonstrations by traveling salesmen, such popular activities as concerts and lyceums, and gatherings in his store.
- Genre:
- Diaries.
- Subjects:
- Republican Party History. , Democratic Party History.
- People:
- Gerrish, Benjamin, Jr.
- Organizations:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.
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