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Summary Information
Caleb Cushing Papers 1846-1879
- Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879
SC 276; Micro 45
0.1 c.f. (1 folder) and 6 reels of microfilm (35mm)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of Cushing, a prominent Massachusetts attorney and political figure, with connections to Wisconsin economic and political activities. Included are photostat copies of Cushing's will and probate records; a volume containing the Wisconsin Supreme Court brief of the case Cushing vs. Hungerford and other papers pertaining to a dispute over ownership of land in the St. Croix River Valley in Wisconsin; and microfilm copies of selected papers from the Cushing Papers at the Library of Congress. The microfilm includes correspondence, legal documents, and newsclippings concerning his land investments; the dispute with William S. Hungerford, 1850-1852; the impeachment of Judge Levi Hubbell; and Wisconsin politics, 1850-1855, particularly the Democratic Party in Wisconsin. Correspondents include Arthur MacArthur, James K. Knowlton, and F. K. Bartlett. English
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