Geri Walton

Cooping: Forced Voting in the #19thCentury - #Cooping involved politicians paying gangs to kidnap men and have them vote for a specific candidate. It was a common practice in the nineteenth century. To accomplish cooping ... ow.ly/5Pr150PSGTO #politics

Harvard Professor Webster: His Execution for Murder - The #execution of Harvard Professor John W. Webster happened in 1850. He was a professor of chemistry and geology at #HarvardMedicalCollege and found guilty of murdering Dr. #GeorgeParkman... geriwalton.com/harvard-profes…

A Panorama on Slavery and Henry “Box” Brown - Henry “Box” Brown was a Virginia slave who mailed himself to freedom in 1849 and afterwards made a living lecturing on #slavery. His tours ... ow.ly/cXF950PuxrN #HenryBoxBrown #19thcentury

Louisa Adams’ Party for Andrew Jackson - Louisa Adams’ party for Andrew Jackson happened when her husband, John Quincy Adams, was thinking of running for President in the ... geriwalton.com/louisa-adams-p… #19thcentury #USPresident #LouisaAdams

Louisa Adams’ Party for Andrew Jackson - Louisa Adams’ party for Andrew Jackson happened when her husband, John Quincy Adams, was thinking of running for President in the ... geriwalton.com/louisa-adams-p… #19thc #POTUS #Adams

A Love Gone Sour: A Nineteenth Century Tale - Love is a funny thing. It doesn’t always work out and in June of 1874 the Boston Globe reported on a missing bride and a love gone sour ... ow.ly/Z3pJ50OFH1a #love #19thc #VictorianAge