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Letter from Charles Choate to Samuel Downer accepting his invitation to the reunion

In this letter Charles Choate accepts the invitation to attend the Reunion of the Free Soil Party. He expresses a great desire to see his old friends…

Letter from John J. May to Samuel Downer accepting his invitation to the reunion

In this letter, written on his personal letterhead, John J. May accepts the invitation to attend the Reunion of the Free Soil Party in Hingham. …

Address delivered in the Pavilion at Downer Landing, Sunday, August 14, 1881

This pamphlet contains the address by Samuel Downer on the true conviction of religious faith, and honors three men who have left impressions on him:…

Church Oppression and Onerous Taxes Prompted Hingham Migration in 1630s

This item is a page taken from a pamphlet commemorating the erection of a Memorial Bell Tower in Hingham, Massachusetts for the settlers of the town…

Newly Discovered Fourth of July Oration by the Illustrious Orator and Statesman, Daniel Webster, Delivered at Fryeburg, ME., in the Year 1802, and Now for the First Time Given to the Public

The pamphlet begins with a preface which discusses the disappearance of the oration, its sudden appearance, and the importance of Daniel Webster to…

Reunion of the Free-Soilers of 1841, at Downer Landing, Hingham, Mass, August 9, 1877

This pamphlet describes the events which took place during the reunion of the Free Soil Party at Downer's Landing on August 9, 1877. This pamphlet…

The Barbarism of Slavery : Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner on the Bill for the Admission of Kansas as a Free State, in the United States Senate, June 4, 1860

This pamphlet reprints a speech made by Charles Sumner in front of the United States Senate on June 4, 1860. In his speech Charles Sumner describes…

History and Survey of the Negro Community in Hingham

This report, titled History and Survey of the Negro Community in Hingham, was written for the the Parish Life Conference on Race.  The conference took…

Twenty-Third Anniversary of the Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society. Third Unitarian Church, Hingham, Sunday Evening, Feb. 18th, 1894

This item is a flyer for the 23rd anniversary celebration of the Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society, which promoted temperance. The flyer…

Book Cover of Michael "King" Kelly's Play Ball: Stories of the Ball Field

This image is the cover of the autobiographical book entitled Play Ball:  Stories of the Ball Field, which was written by Michael "King" Kelly in the…