Lexicographical Neighbors of Lewisites
Literary usage of Lewisites
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopedic Dictionary of American Reference by John Franklin Jameson, James William Buel (1901)
"... and lewisites (followers of Morgan Lewis), mostly Democrats, formed in 1807.
So called because their usual place of meeting was ..."
2. History of Political Parties in the State of New-York: From the by John Stilwell Jenkins (1846)
"... the Clintonians and the lewisites—Course of the Republican journals in the
State—Jesse Buel—Conduct of Dewitt Clinton— Attempt to unite with the ..."
3. History of Political Parties in the State of New-York: From the by John Stilwell Jenkins (1846)
"Lewis—April Election—Joseph C. Yates—Controversy between the Clintonians and the
lewisites—Course of the Republican journals in the State—Jesse Buel—Conduct ..."
4. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"... and lewisites are very polite to the Federalists.—Mass. Spy, May 2. 1806 New-York
is now divided into four distinct political parties: the Federalists, ..."
5. History of the United States of America Under the Constitution by James Schouler (1910)
"New York Republicanism merged, as we have seen, into a struggle between the
lewisites and Clintonians. The Clintonians entered upon the year 1807 with a ..."
6. The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King: Comprising His Letters, Private by Rufus King (1898)
"The Federalists will vote on both of these questions with the lewisites ; some
pains have been taken to induce the Federalists to make a bargain in relation ..."
7. A Dictionary of American Politics: Comprising Accounts of Political Parties by Everit Brown, Albert Strauss (1892)
"... joined hands and declared against George Clinton and in favor of Madison for
the presidency, to succeed Jefferson. The combination of the lewisites and ..."
8. A Dictionary of American Politics: Comprising Accounts of Political Parties by Everit Brown, Albert Strauss (1892)
"... joined hands and declared against George Clinton and in favor of Madison for
the presidency, to succeed Jefferson. The combination of the lewisites and ..."
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