Found 2 collections related to Maine%20--%20Politics%20and%20government%20--%201775-1865

Francis Ormond Jonathan Smith (1806-1876) was a lawyer, businessman and United States Congressman from Maine, 1833-1839. Smith assisted Samuel F.B. Morse in introducing the electric telegraph. Collection consists of Smith's correspondence with Amos Kendall, Ezra Cornell, Eliphalet Case, J.J. Speed, Jr., and others, but not including Morse, relating primarily to political matters. Some letters deal with the introduction of the electric telegraph. less

John Holmes (1773-1843), lawyer, was a United States Senator from York County, Maine. Collection consists of correspondence relating to family affairs, politics during Holmes's service as senator, his law practice, the cotton industry, Maine state boundaries, and other matters concerning York County, Maine. Includes transcripts of thirteen letters from Rufus McIntire giving accounts of the military campaign in northern New York, his views on the conduct of the war, politics, and related topics. less