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Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924)

Title: Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924)

The Lewis Cass papers contain the political and governmental letters and writings of Lewis Cass, American army officer in the War of 1812, governor and senator from Michigan, American diplomat to France, secretary of war in the Andrew Jackson administration, secretary of state under James Buchanan, and Democratic candidate for President. These papers span Cass' entire career and include letters, speeches, financial documents, memoranda, literary manuscripts, newspaper clippings, and a travel diary. In addition to documenting his political and governmental career, the collection contains material concerning relations between the United States and Native Americans, and Cass' role in presidential politics.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear feet

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-372cas?rgn=main;view=text View

Crockett, John M. Papers, 1840.

Title: Papers, 1840.

Contains two letters from John M. Crockett (Davy Crockett's son) to Sec. of State John Forsyth, asking for the state's help in investigating the rumor about his father being alive in Mexico. Also, a copy of a letter pub. in the Austin City Gazette from William C. White who claims to have met Davy Crockett in a silver mine in Mexico. A third letter is from Powhatan Ellis to John Crockett, denouncing the rumors of his father's existence after the Alamo. All items dated 1840.

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25066578 View

Pickens, F. W. (Francis Wilkinson), 1805-1869. Papers, 1826-1862.

Title: Papers, 1826-1862.

Includes 4 letters to F.W. Pickens from various correspondents; 3 letters to Mrs. Pickens; legal document.

ArchivalResource: 8 items (1 folder)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23291505 View

P. Phillips Family Papers, 1832-1914

Title: P. Phillips Family Papers 1832-1914

Lawyer, state legislator, and United States representative from South Carolina. Correspondence, letter books, legal record books, journals, dockets, notebooks, and an unpublished autobiography of P. Phillips, relating chiefly to the law practice of P. Phillips and his son, W. Hallet Phillips, both of whom practiced before the Supreme Court. Contains the writings of P. Phillips's wife, Eugenia, including her journal written while interned during the Civil War, and of her parents, Jacob Clavius Levy and Fanny Yates Levy.

ArchivalResource: 7,000 items; 22 containers; 8.8 linear feet

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Maria and Elizabeth Gilpin Collection, 1739-1878.

Title: Maria and Elizabeth Gilpin Collection, 1739-1878.

A miscellany of correspondence and legal documents of the Gilpin family of Philadelphia, concerned largely with the land and property affairs of Richard and Mary Penn and Mary's sister, Sarah Masters; of Joshua Gilpin, his sons, William and Henry Dilworth, and his brother, Thomas, a paper manufacturer. Tench Francis was agent for many of these transactions. Correspondents include Richard Penn, Edward Livingston, John Forsyth, and Senator John Dix (D-NY). Also letters, author unidentified, seeking a consular appointment; Continental loan certificates, and maps of the Brandywine Manufacturing Company of Wilmington, Delaware, n.d., and of Indiana County, PA, Gilpin land tracts, 1838.

ArchivalResource: 125 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122625089 View

Forsyth, John, 1780-1841. Letter to Senator Hugh L. White. : U.S. Department of State : LS, 1834 Dec. 2.

Title: Letter to Senator Hugh L. White. : U.S. Department of State : LS, 1834 Dec. 2.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. ; 33 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/215181498 View

Forsyth, John, 1780-1841. Letters signed (4) : Washington, to Henry Wheaton, 1835 Mar. 23-1939 Apr. 17.

Title: Letters signed (4) : Washington, to Henry Wheaton, 1835 Mar. 23-1939 Apr. 17.

ArchivalResource: 4 items (10 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270882997 View

Comly, Franklin A. Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1839.

Title: Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1839.

U.S. passport and Spanish visa made out to Franklin A. Comly. The U.S. passport is signed by John Forsyth, Secretary of State; the Spanish visa is signed by Don Pablo Chacon, Spanish Consul General to the United States (stationed in Philadelphia).

ArchivalResource: 2 items (2 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155885476 View

Forsyth, John, 1780-1841. John Forsyth papers, 1834-1839

Title: John Forsyth papers

The collection consists of seven documents signed by John Forsyth. These include three secretarial letters signed by Forsyth as Secretary of State and each headed Department of State and dated 30 December 1834, 6 July 1838, and 19 October 1839. There are also four autographs, including two sentiments taken from albums, a legal document attesting to a constituent's residency in Georgia, and a three page third person ALS to Gales & Seaton in Washington, D.C., asking them to make a correction to their reporting of his participation in a U.S. House of Representatives debate.

ArchivalResource: 0.1 linear feet.

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Forsyth, John, 1780-1841. John Forsyth letters, 1824-1838.

Title: John Forsyth letters, 1824-1838.

The collection consists of correspondence of John Forsyth from 1824-1838. The letters discuss politics, ramifications of political activity, and one to James Barbour criticizes expenses paid by the Dept. of War to the Creek Nation. Other correspondents include Joseph Cullen, S. Dirkens, Robert Gilmer, and John Michael O'Connor.

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38477927 View

Forsyth, John, 1780-1841. Letter to Sarah W. Wheeler : Washington, D.C., 1831 Jan. 22.

Title: Letter to Sarah W. Wheeler : Washington, D.C., 1831 Jan. 22.

Thanking her for gift and giving local news.

ArchivalResource: [1] p. ; 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/214995648 View

Read, Keith M., 1880-1940,. Keith M. Read collection, 1732-1905.

Title: Keith M. Read collection, 1732-1905.

The collection consists of materials collected by Keith M. Read documenting the history of Georgia from 1732-1905. The materials include account books, correspondence, deeds, diaries, indentures, land grants, letter books, and minute books. Topics covered include the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, slavery, the Salzburgers, and Indian tribes in Georgia. The collection contains papers of John M. Berrien; William H. Crawford; John Forsyth; Williams Gibbons; Charles Harris; Herschel V. Johnson; James Wright; the Bosomworth, Habersham, and Houstoun families; as well as numerous other Georgians.

ArchivalResource: 16 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38477287 View

American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IId, 1837-1844

Title: American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IId 1837-1844

This is part of the large inventory for the American Philosophical Society Archives. For complete information concerning this collection, please view the . Collection Description

ArchivalResource: 1.0 section

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/APS.Archives.IId-ead.xml View

Renwick family. Renwick Family papers, 1794-1916.

Title: Renwick Family papers, 1794-1916.

This collection is primarily concerned with Prof. James Renwick and his professional correspondence and papers, both as Professor of Natural Philosophy (Physics) at Columbia College and as a leading engineer. Many certificates of membership in honorary societies are included. There are letters from Washington Irving (1783-1859) to Prof. Renwick and to his mother, pertaining to contemporary events and Irving's own activities. The letters to Mrs. Renwick are about the travels and experiences of Irving and Renwick abroad. The collection also covers the affairs of the Prof. Renwick's grandfather, including documents concerning his land grants in New York State, and those of James Armstrong Renwick, including his valedictory address at Columbia College in 1876 and his class reunion in 1916. There are many legal documents, letters, and manuscripts of various members of the Renwick and Brevoort families; among these are Prof. Renwick's notes on his family genealogy and a memoir of Jane Jeffrey Renwick. Correspondents include Clement Clarke Moore, John A. Dix, Martin Van Buren, Secretary of State John Forsyth, and Secretary of the Navy James K. Paulding. There is one letter from Sir Edward Sabine (1788-1883), President of the Royal Society, giving his views on the American Civil War. Also there is one volume of 70 watercolor sketches by Prof. Renwick and two by Washington Irving; one bundle of oversized documents including deeds, mortgage, and a military appointment; and a case containing Prof. Renwick's lecture notes. 1994 Addition: Correspondence of James Renwick (1818-1895), the celebrated architect. There are 68 letters to his brother, Edward Sabine Renwick (1823-1912), inventor and patent expert, concerning his collecting, investments, and health. There are 19 letters to his nephew, Edward Brevoort Renwick (b.1863), concerning the construction of his yacht, "Jean", with replies and related correspondence. There are also 2 letters to Edward S. Renwick from his sister, Laura K. R. Monroe.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear ft. (310 items in 3 boxes & 1 portfolio)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/433985726 View

Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849. Papers of Dolley Madison, 1812-1837.

Title: Papers of Dolley Madison, 1812-1837.

This collection consists of 2 letters from Ruth Baldwin Barlow to Mrs. Madison, 1812, 1814; a receipt, 1837 September 12, issued to Dolley Madison by Isaac Beeson for a trust of $1000 to benefit the library of "the college at Union Town, PA"; and a draft letter, 1837 April 1, Montpellier, from Mrs. Madison to John Forsyth about the sale of James Madison's papers to Congress (signed D.P.M.).

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32136532 View

Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958.

Title: Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958.

Autograph letters and documents of American political and military leaders collected by Frederick Myers Dearborn.

ArchivalResource: 28 boxes (14 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01499/catalog View

Neal, Joseph C. (Joseph Clay), 1807-1847. Papers of Joseph Clay Neal [manuscript], 1820-1843.

Title: Papers of Joseph Clay Neal [manuscript], 1820-1843.

The papers consist of four letters chiefly re: Neal's description of his journey from Vermont to Philadelphia, mentioning the yellow fever there; his book, "Charcoal sketches;" his opinions concerning a rebellion, 1839, against the Pennsylvania Legislature; and the reaction of Pennsylvania governor Joseph Ritner, United States president Van Buren, and Secretary of War Joel Poinsett; and his views on the roles of state and federal governments during such rebellions, which he backs with references to "The Federalist."

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647812070 View

Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849. Papers, 1258-1947 (bulk 1780-1849).

Title: Papers, 1258-1947 (bulk 1780-1849).

Personal and official correspondence, wills, deeds, pamphlets, notes, speeches, drafts, land papers, commissions, marriage certificates, wax bas-relief portraits, historical snuff boxes, medals, watercolor portraits, engravings, and other papers of Gallatin and his family (1258-1947). Reflected in the collection are his early years as a Swiss immigrant, his life on the Pennsylvania frontier, his service as a Senator and Congressman from that state from 1784 to 1801, his work as Secretary of the Treasury during 1801-1814, and his later career as a diplomat. There is also genealogical material on the Gallatin family, including source documents.

ArchivalResource: 44.3 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476928953 View

Forsyth, John, 1780-1841. Papers of John Forsyth [manuscript] 1813-60.

Title: Papers of John Forsyth [manuscript] 1813-60.

Includes letters to his wife, Clara Meigs Forsyth; and an ALS, 1822 August 10, from his father-in-law, Josiah Meigs.

ArchivalResource: 8 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647937824 View

Forsyth, John, 1780-1841. Correspondence, 1790-1840.

Title: Correspondence, 1790-1840.

Correspondence relating to Forsyth's service as governor of Georgia, minister to Spain, and Secretary of State.

ArchivalResource: 12 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19647118 View

Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924)

Title: Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924)

The Lewis Cass papers contain the political and governmental letters and writings of Lewis Cass, American army officer in the War of 1812, governor and senator from Michigan, American diplomat to France, secretary of war in the Andrew Jackson administration, secretary of state under James Buchanan, and Democratic candidate for President. These papers span Cass' entire career and include letters, speeches, financial documents, memoranda, literary manuscripts, newspaper clippings, and a travel diary. In addition to documenting his political and governmental career, the collection contains material concerning relations between the United States and Native Americans, and Cass' role in presidential politics.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear feet

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-372cas?rgn=main;view=text View

Brent, Daniel, 1774-1841. Letter book, 1833-1836.

Title: Letter book, 1833-1836.

Letter book with entries dating from 10 August 1833 to 1 April 1836, including letters to John Quincy Adams, President Andrew Jackson, Secretary of State Louis McLane, Secretary of State John Forsyth, Edward Stubbs of the State Dapartment, William Brent, Robert Walsh, Philip Kearny, Senator Peleg Sprague, George Law, William B. Taylor, Felix Cicognani (U.S. Consul at Rome), and John W. Parker (U.S. Consul at Amsterdam).

ArchivalResource: 1 linear inch.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23332027 View

Carson, Samuel Price, 1798-1838. Correspondence with John Randolph of Roanoke [manuscript], 1833 January 21 and 27.

Title: Correspondence with John Randolph of Roanoke [manuscript], 1833 January 21 and 27.

Carson deplores the bill reported to the Senate that day concerning South Carolina, noting that only Mangum opposed, and that Webster, Wilkins, Freelinghuyson and Grundy support President Jackson; comments on administrative changes with Webster becoming Secretary of State, Forsythe [sic] going to England, and Archer and Stevenson's fate unknown even though the latter once had the support of the "kitchen cabinet." He urges Randolph to make his voice known against the "dangerous movements of this despotic administration." Randolph replies that a friend was afraid to publish Randolph's protest; that he cannot account for Benton's silence and if he does not act soon Missouri will side with the adverse party and "all will be lost." He comments on his poor health noting he is "supported at present entirely by morphia...."

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647972627 View

DeWitt family. Papers, 1705-1952, 1750-1839 (bulk)

Title: Papers, 1705-1952, 1750-1839 (bulk)

Letters, account books, poems, receipts, wills, scrapbooks, genealogical material, and other papers of several members of the DeWitt family of Ulster County, N.Y., Elmira, N.Y., and Cleveland, Ohio. Papers of Charles DeWitt include correspondence with James Elliott, Robert R. Livingston, Cornelius C. Wynkoop, George Clinton, Garret DeWitt, George Washington, and John Jay concerning wheat, travelling, anti-rent troubles, politics, war matters, and family news, 1750-1786; letter copybook kept while manager of Livingston Manor concerning collection of debts, iron production and shipping, hired help, slaves, farm stock and products, and legal matters, 1750-1755; letter copybook kept while member of U.S. Congress concerning commerce, politics, and Congressional matters, 1784-1786, with letters to William Deming, Robert R. Livingston, John Lansing, Gov. Clinton, William Duer, and his family; and an account book, 1766. and John DeWitt."

ArchivalResource: 3 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155499958 View

General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Instructions to Special Agents. 1823 - 1906. Special Missions

Title: General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Instructions to Special Agents. 1823 - 1906. Special Missions

ArchivalResource:

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5940021 View

Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1798-1870. Ethan Allen Hitchcock papers, 1837-1839.

Title: Ethan Allen Hitchcock papers, 1837-1839.

Unofficial and private correspondence between C. A. Harris, commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington, D. C., and E. A. Hitchcock, military distributing officer in the Indian department in St. Louis, and others concerns the removal of Indians from Missouri Territory, treaties, conflicts between the military and Indian department, appropriations by Congress, delay in remittances and inaccurate accounts, padded muster rolls, transportation of goods, and the possible transfer of Hitchcock. There is a printed copy of the "Treaty between the U. S. of America and the Sac and Fox tribe of Indians, February 21, 1838".

ArchivalResource: 94 items in 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702127316 View

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. Papers, 1775-1868.

Title: Papers, 1775-1868.

These papers touch nearly every phase of Buchanan's career, legal, political, and diplomatic. They contain: autograph letters and drafts, 1813-1868; letters, reports, and documents of Buchanan's ministry to Russia, 1832-1833; material dealing with his ministry to England, 1854-1856; correspondence while Secretary of State, 1845-1849; papers and correspondence relating to the growing differences between the North and South before the Civil War, 1857-1861; notes and articles written by Buchanan concerning his Administration and other topics, 1860; speeches and notes, 1827-1858; miscellaneous correspondence, 1783-1868, including letters from Simon Cameron, John W. Forney, John Slidell, Benjamin H. Brewster, Jeremiah Black, Nahum Capen, William B. Reed, John Meredith Read, Stephen Pleasonton and others; legal correspondence, 1775-1855, relating to Buchanan's early activity as an attorney and include papers of the Koenigmacher case and the impeachment of Judge Franklin; business letters, 1828-1867, relating to personal investments and business transactions, including bills, receipts, etc. Also: papers relating to the Democratic Convention, 1856; papers relating to the Post Office blank printing controversy, 1857-1860; biographical notes and papers on the life of James Buchanan; invitations to dinners and public affairs, 1833-1868; pamphlets, 1814-1866, including speeches made in Congress, Presidential messages, pamphlets on the jubilee of the Constitution, Eve of Rebellion, trial of Judge Peck, controversy with General Winfield Scott, a scrap book, obituary notices, notes and memoranda; and newspapers and clippings.

ArchivalResource: 48 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122541049 View