Blaine Suppressed Letters Published in Boston Papers
The long excerpted Mulligan letters reveal Blaine and Fisher in a web of loans and bank plans from 1869 to 1871. Blaine writes of large sums, subscriptions, and attempts to establish banks in Maine and Arkansas, with ongoing disputes over repayments and bonds. The correspondence shows financial pressure and personal strain linked to Fort Smith and Northern Pacific matters, with Caldwell and Pratt also involved.
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Mulligan
James G. Blaine
Boston
Messrs
A. & P. Coburn
Philo Hersey
Belfast
A. W. Johnson
R. C. Johnson
N. P. Munroe
C. B. Hazeltine
Maine
Caldwell
Augusta
Mrr. Fisher
P. Coburn
Anson P. Morrill
Lot M. Morrill
Hazletine
Express
Blaine
W.J., Jr
Little Rock
J. G. Blaine
Thomas A. Scott
Mr. Caldwell
Mr. Fisher
Fort Smith
Mr. Pratt
Tom
Fort Siith
Jeb
Fisher letters defend Little Rock and Fort Smith bonds
Warren Fisher Jr writes Blaine that bonds and securities were delivered and payments settled, noting road progress and bonds due as the line advances. He recounts loans, subscriptions, and operations around the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad, asserting openness and financial maneuvers with Blaine. The exchange includes a confidential 1876 letter draft and a lengthy 1884 affidavit.
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Boston
Blaine
Tom Scott
Little Rock & Fort Smith Railroad
Caldwell
Warren Fisher, JR
Bristow Walker and Others Back Cleveland in 1884
Gen B H Bristow ex secretary of the treasury announces support for Gov Cleveland in Saratoga interview calling Blaine candidacy dishonest and protests. Gen Francis A Walker census chief says he will vote for Cleveland but remains a Republican. In Massachusetts Butler candidacy shifts about 20 000 disreputable voters from the Democrats while 15 000 of the best voters may swing.
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H. Bristow
the Treasury
Cleveland
Saratoga Mx
Bristow
Blaine
Francis A. Walker
Census Bureau
Washington
Mas-sachusetts
Butler
Independent Republicans Split Over Blaine and Cleveland
Edward Ecgleston writes from Lake George to the National Committee outlining why many top Republicans desert Blaine for Cleveland. The Independent movement is strong yet uncertain in countering Blaine’s defection, with prominent figures like Bishop Huntington and other elites cited as wavering or criticizing Blaine’s record. The piece portrays a political climate of moral scrutiny and concern over party integrity amid the 1884 presidential brush.
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Cleveland
Butler
Blaine
Edward Ecgleston
Lake George
National Committee of Independent Republicans
Republican Party
Rays
Springfield
Wampshire
Bishop Huntington
Syracuse
Hadley
Travcker
Tom
United States
James G. Blaine
Hoar
Dawes Anh
Vigorous Address to Republican and Independent Voters
A long dated political appeal from Independent headquarters in Chicago criticizes James G Blaine’s 1884 Republican nomination. It argues Blaine’s record shows corruption and betrayal, urges voters to reject the ticket, and stresses duty of citizens to seek honest government and reform rather than party loyalty.
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Mois Independent
Palmer House
Chicago
James G. Laine
Blaine
Northwest
Cook County
Jmhine
Abraham Lincoln
James G. Blaine
Washington
Congress
House of Representativ
United Stites
Hamounds
Jay Goul
Union Pacific Railway Company
United States
Peru
Iingis
Washington Committee
Riatine
Republican Party
Opposition to Blaine and call to defeat him in 1884
A faction denounces James G Blaine and endorses Grover Cleveland. They urge Republicans and independents to join in defeating Blaine, arguing for honesty, purity of primaries, and strong government. The piece emphasizes personal integrity and condemns party loyalty over national interests.
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James G. Blaine
Grover Cleveland
Democratic Party
Beelaebub
Blaine
America
James G. Maine
United States
Magnetic Heeler in Maine Voters Says Blaine Payoffs Tarnish Ballot
A Maine election bribery tale accuses Blaine managers of paying $5 to $12 for votes in Augusta and across Kennebec. Affidavits name dozens of voters who sold Democratic ballots, with wages and dates cited and sworn before a justice. The dispatches cite witnesses like Burns Weeks and others detailing payments and coerced votes.
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Maine
Aft Angusty
Stephen B. Walikins
Jim Blaine
New York
Chicaso Daily News
Independent
Iworld
Augusta
Justice of the Peace
Blame
Robie
William H. Burgess
Barrows
Isaac Brand
Red Cypress
Slo
William Downs
Hobie
Paul Mackay
Freeman Ki. Weeks
Torace B. Cony
Blaine
Michael Burns
Angusta
Tabould
Laloor
Joseph Routh
Samie Jerry
James Shaw
Tip’ Shaw Aso
Shaws
Diesev
A. D
Pomas J
Republica
Horace Blaney
Freeman EK
Tuomas J
Lucn
Kennebec
Chen
Daniel Webster and the land dispute over Wise's ferry
In Franklin New Hampshire Daniel Webster confronts Deacon Farley over land taken during a ferry discontinuation. John Taylor and Senator Pike aid with records showing the land belonged to Farley. Webster publicly concedes the verdict, apologizing to Farley for his earlier anger. The tale frames Webster’s fierce protectiveness of his father’s property and the sharp legal/land battle surrounding Wise's Ferry.
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George Ticknor Curtis
Daniel Webser
John Taylor
Mr. Webster
Franklin
New Hampshire
Robert Wise
Ebenezer Webster
Webster
Farley
Deacon Farley
Taylor
Mgr. Webster
Deacon Iarley
Pike
Congress
Deacon Parley
Varley
Daniel Webster
Harper's Magazine
A Story of Black Jack and Logan at Bull Run
John A Logan, then a U S congressman, left Washington with a musket to reach Bull Run in time for battle. He wore a swallow tail coat and stood tall in the fight before returning to Washington the next day. A New York member asks who reported the tale and Logan quips that cars aren’t running but everything else in Virginia is.
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John A. Logan
Congress
Washington
Bull Run
North Woods
New York
Logan
Virginia
Chicago
A Man Who Governs His Household Quietly
A quoted Montaigne line extols a man who loves his fireside and manages his home without quarrels or lawsuits with neighbors, claiming such self restraint makes him as free as a nobleman from Venice.
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Venice
Montaigne
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