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Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1806 - 1869

Biography

William Pitt Fessenden (October 16, 1806 – September 8, 1869) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Fessenden was a Whig (later a Republican) and member of the Fessenden political family. He served in the United States House of Representatives and Senate before becoming Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. A lawyer, he was a leading antislavery Whig in Maine; in Congress, he fought the Slave Power (the plantation owners who controlled southern states). He built an antislavery coalition in the state legislature that elected him to the U.S. Senate; it became Maine's Republican organization.

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Daniel Webster letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 848664
Webster Mss 848664
Date(s): 1848-12-14
Abstract

In English.

Daniel Webster letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 849324
Webster Mss 849324
Date(s): 1849-05-24
Abstract

In English.

Daniel Webster letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 838271
Webster Mss 838271
Date(s): 1838-04-21
Abstract

In English.

Daniel Webster letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 841158
Webster Mss 841158
Date(s): 1841-02-08
Abstract

In English.

Daniel Webster letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 000011
Webster Mss 000011
Date(s): undated
Abstract

In English.

Daniel Webster letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 000012
Webster Mss 000012
Date(s): undated
Abstract

In English.

Daniel Webster letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 840458
Webster Mss 840458
Date(s): 1840-08-08
Scope and Contents

Two-page letter from Daniel Webster in Boston to William Pitt Fessenden, telling him that he probably will not be able to attend the convention in Maine.

William Pitt Fessenden letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 865564.1
Mss 865564.1
Date(s): 1865-10-14
Scope and Contents

Three-page letter from William Pitt Fessenden in Portland, Maine to Mr. Hartley, regarding "small matters" to be rectified at the Marine Hospital at Portland, of which Fessenden's brother is superintendent. Mention is made of Mr. Harrington, Mr. Aster and Mr. Ropes.

William Pitt Fessenden letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 849327
Webster Mss 849327
Date(s): 1849-05-27
Abstract

In English.

William Pitt Fessenden letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 840456
Webster Mss 840456
Date(s): 1840-08-06
Scope and Contents

Three-page letter from William Pitt Fessenden in Portland, Maine to Daniel Webster. Fessenden invites Webster to a general Whig convention in Maine for the nomination of a State Senator and a Representative to Congress. The Whigs are anxious to have the ascendancy in one branch of their next Legislature and to defeat Albert Smith. Includes original letter and a typescript copy.

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