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Blair family papers, 1755-1968 1651-1977 1793-1949.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blair family.
- Series:
- Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive: Part III: The institution of slavery.
- Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive: Part III: The institution of slavery
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Blair family--Archives.
- Blair family.
- Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876--Archives.
- Blair, Francis Preston.
- Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883--Archives.
- Blair, Montgomery.
- Blair, Frank P. (Frank Preston), 1821-1875--Archives.
- Blair, Frank P.
- Blair, Gist, 1860-1940--Archives.
- Blair, Gist.
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877).
- United States--Politics and government--19th century--Sources.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1861-1865--Sources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 manuscripts; 12,804 items).
- Place of Publication:
- 1651-1977
- Summary:
- The Blair family was involved in national politics, and the family's papers illustrate Maryland politics at the time of the Civil War. The collection also contains a file on the Dred Scott case. The collection allows researchers to examine state and national politics in the decades before the Civil War, and offer insights on the Dred Scott case and on the legal status of slaves in free states.
- Notes:
- Reproduction of the original from the Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
- OCLC:
- 822973793
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