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Pickering and Griswold Promote A Scheme for Secession
Secessionist schemes were slow to gain popular support. While they had been the topic of conversation in Massachusetts since 1786, they did not gain traction until 1804.[1] After Jefferson purchased Louisiana Federalists in both houses of Congress agreed that a … Continue reading →
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Tagged Caius, Civil War, Democratic-Republicans, Economic sanctions, Embargo, Essex Junto, Faults on both Sides, Federalists, Fisher Ames, Hartford Convention, Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, Mathew Carey, Matthew Carey, New England, secession, secession 2012, secession petitions, Stephen Higginson, Theophilus Parsons, War of 1812
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Who was Theophilus Parsons?
Theophilus Parsons (1750-1813) like Timothy Pickering and George Cabot, was born in Essex County, Massachusetts. Parsons, the son of a Congregational minister, graduated from Harvard College in 1769. While he studied law he taught school in what is now Maine. Like … Continue reading →
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Tagged Caius, Civil War, Democratic-Republicans, Economic sanctions, Embargo, Essex Junto, Faults on both Sides, Federalists, Fisher Ames, George Cabot, Hartford Convention, Jefferson, Madison, Mathew Carey, Matthew Carey, New England, Olive Branch, secession, secession 2012, secession petitions, Theophilus Parsons, Timothy Pickering, War of 1812
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