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Peince, William

Description
The bulk of this archive is about John Meredith Read, Sr. (1797-1874) a man of remarkable accomplishments and strong convictions. Having served as the United States federal judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, he was nominated for the United States Supreme Court in 1844, only to be denied confirmation because of his vocal opposition to slavery.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1856, July 1
Call number
mssJMR
Creator
Read, John M (1797-1874)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased by the Library Collectors' Council from Carmen D. Valentino Rare Books & Manuscripts, January 16, 2016.
Addenda gift of Carmen D. Valentino Rare Books & Manuscripts, May 2016.
Associated people
Aitken, Marshall W. (1798-1865,)
Alexander, William G., (1806-1868,)
Ashmead, John W. (1797-1872,)
Bache, Hartman, (1810-1877,)
Bache, Marie Del Carmen Meade, (1808-1861,)
Bancker, Charles G., (1800-1891,)
Bancroft, George, (1799 or 1800-1861,)
Bell, Thomas S. (1814-1880,)
Bigler, William, (approximately 1810-)
Bowman, George W., (1816-1888,)
Brewster, Benjamin Harris, (1824-1902,)
Bullitt, John C. (1805-1879,)
Cadwalader, John, (1795-1873,)
Cadwalader, Thomas, (-1863,)
Carroll, William Thomas, (1821-1896,)
Cavender, Thomas S., (1817-1902.)
Clymer, Meredith, (1810-1858,)
Conrad, Robert Taylor, (1807-1864.)
Dayton, William L. (1804-1882,)
Dickinson, Philemon, (1806-1866,)
Draper, Simeon, (1811-1878,)
Durar, Enoch, (1803-1885,)
Evans, Henry S., (1803-1883,)
Fallon, Christopher, (1809-1883,)
Findlay, John K. (1807-1895.)
Frazer, William E., (1829-1892,)
Gamble, James, (1822-1904.)
Gatzmer, William Henry, (1789-1865,)
Green, James S. (1798-1873.)
Hegins, Charles W., (1823-1883.)
Horwitz, Phineas J. (1805-1880,)
Jordan, Ambrose Latting, (1823-1889.)
Macalester, Charles, (1825-1894.)
Meylert, Michael, (1795-1866,)
Middleton, Daniel Wesley, (1814-1868,)
Rawle, William Henry, (1794-1887,)
Ritchie, Harrison,
Stockton, Robert Field,
Wilmot, David,
Woods, Alva,
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