Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
E.W. Farley, on behalf of the Whig State Committee of Maine, invited Rufus Choate (1799-1859) to speak at an upcoming meeting in Waterville. In this letter of Aug. 9, 1865, Rufus Choate declines the invitation, and describes his opposition to the newly founded Republican Party.
Choate was a Massachusetts State Senator and later a lawyer. With Daniel Webster and Edward Everett he assisted in organizing the Whig party in Massachusetts.
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About This Item
- Title: Rufus Choate letter declining invitation to speak, 1856
- Creator: Rufus Choate
- Creation Date: 1856-08-09
- Subject Date: 1856-08-09
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Locations:
- Waterville, Kennebec County, ME
- Newcastle, Lincoln County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. S-2027 Misc. Box 98/5
- Collection: Rufus Choate letters
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859--Correspondence
- Invitations
- Maine--History
- Manuscripts
- Political parties--Maine
- Whig Party
- Whig State Committee of Maine
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