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Correspondence of J. Alexander Fulton (b. 1822), Kittanning lawyer, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1853, and an active figure in state Democratic politics prior to his removal to Delaware in 1865. The greater part of the collection consists of letters to and from Fulton covering the period 1846-61, most of which are concerned with national, state, or local political developments but a few of which relate to such matters as predestination, temperance, Middle Western land, and Armstrong County educational and church activities. Included in the correspondence are letters from John W. Forney, chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee; William F. Johnston, governor, 1848-1852; and William Bigler, governor, 1852-1855. The collection also contains biographical and genealogical information relating to Fulton.

• Correspondence, 1846-1861 and undated. (2 boxes) {#54m.1}
• Scrapbook, 1861-1868. (1 volume) {#54m.2}

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