Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1804 - 1869
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Union Democratic Convention proceedings
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS448f
Scope and Content
This collection contains the printed proceedings from the Atlanta Intelligencer in a Special Edition. The content concerns an attempted reconciliation in Georgia between the Union wing of the Democratic Party and the Southern Rights wing of the Democratic Party proposed by the Union Democratic Convention held in Atlanta Sept. 17, 1852. This was an attempt to unify the Democratic Party in Georgia behind Franklin Pierce in the presidential election of 1852.
Dates:
1852 Sept. 18