William W. Rice
Auteur : William Whitney Rice
Date de publication : 1850
Éditeur : Non disponible
Nombre de pages : Non disponible
Résumé du livre
The collection also contains two notebooks kept by Rice. The first notebook inscribed "Political Scrap Book Sept 1851", contains nine speeches given during the period ca. 1850 to ca. 1853 concerning such topics as slavery, the Free Soil Party, the death of Hon. Robert Rantoul (1805-1852), and the poor. The second notebook, which is arranged by subject, is a collection of newspaper clippings and manuscript quotes concerning such topics as slavery, polygamy, Indian wars, honesty and consistency, New Mexico, squatter sovereignty, and fealty to party.