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Thomas Pratt served as the governor of Maryland from 1845 to 1848 and then went on to serve as a Maryland senator from January 1850 to 1857. In a August 3,1850 letter from Francis Seward to William Henry Seward, a Mr. Pratt is mentioned and criticized. The "Mr. Pratt" in the letter is believed to be this Thomas Pratt due to a July 25, 1850 newspaper article in "The Daily Union" which transcribes tension between Sen. Pratt and Sen. Seward. 

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Biography: 
Thomas Pratt served as the governor of Maryland from 1845 to 1848 and then went on to serve as a Maryland senator from January 1850 to 1857. In a August 3,1850 letter from Francis Seward to William Henry Seward, a Mr. Pratt is mentioned and criticized. The "Mr. Pratt" in the letter is believed to be this Thomas Pratt due to a July 25, 1850 newspaper article in "The Daily Union" which transcribes tension between Sen. Pratt and Sen. Seward.
Citation Type: 
Newspaper Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
The Daily Union
Month: 
July
Day: 
28
Year: 
1850
Start Page: 
2
End Page: 
2
Citation Notes: 
https://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=B5DL49OBMTUzMjcyMDQ3Mi43NjI3NDU6MToxNDoxMjguMTUxLjE1MC4xOA&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=9&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=9&p_docnum=1&p_docref=v2:1100D77C337D7138@EANX-143ABCE434079C50@2396967-14396CC85C307DE0@1-14396CC85C307DE0@
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Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7448914
Title of Webpage: 
Find A Grave
Website Viewing Date: 
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 - 14:30
Website Last Modified Date: 
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 - 14:30
Citation Notes: 
Buried: Saint Anne's Cemetery- Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA MEMORIAL ID 7448914
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Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/61360/47194_547527-00122?pid=4421&backurl=https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DEix460%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26qh%3DW0iVXN5QC9Rh0oI0bZqQsA%253D%253D%26gss%3Dangs-g%26
Title of Webpage: 
Ancestry
Website Viewing Date: 
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 - 14:45
Website Last Modified Date: 
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 - 14:45
Citation Notes: 
Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889 Vol V: Pickering - Sumter IMG 123 of 786
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Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7448914
Title of Webpage: 
Find A Grave
Website Viewing Date: 
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 - 14:30
Website Last Modified Date: 
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 - 14:30
Citation Notes: 
Buried: Saint Anne's Cemetery- Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA MEMORIAL ID 7448914