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Culture:American
Title:book: Speeches of His Excellency
Date Made:1808
Type:Book
Materials:paper, ink
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Boston
Accession Number:  HD 66.163
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
The Speeches of His Excellency - Caleb Strong / 1808. Strong (1744/5-1819), who was born and died in Northampton, Mass., graduated from Harvard in 1764 and was admitted to the bar in 1772. He was a member of the General Court during the Revolution and the Northampton Committee of Safety; county attorney from 1776-1800; member of the state consitutional convention in 1779; state senator from 1780-1789; U.S. senator from 1789-1796; and Massachusetts governor from 1800-1807 and 1812-1816.

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