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Information: The first column shows data points from Calhoun (Colhoun), James Edward, 1782-1850. in red. The third column shows data points from Calhoun, James C. (James Caldwell), 1782-1850 in blue. Any data they share in common is displayed as purple boxes in the middle "Shared" column.

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Calhoun (Colhoun), James Edward, 1782-1850.

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John Caldwell Calhoun (b. Mar. 18, 1782, Abbeville, S.C.-d. Mar. 31, 1850, Washington, D.C.) was a prominent United States politician in the first half of the 19th century. A pro-slavery advocate, his staunch determination earned him the nickname the "cast-iron man". Calhoun served South Carolina in the United States Senate and also in the House of Representatives, and as Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and the seventh Vice President. His party affiliation was Democratic-Republican. John Calhoun received his bachelor''s degree from Yale in 1804. In 1810 he was elected to Congress, and became one of the War Hawks who, led by Henry Clay, agitated for what became the War of 1812. After the war, he proposed a Bonus Bill for public works. In 1817 he was appointed Secretary of War under James Monroe. After the odd election of 1824, Calhoun became Vice President under John Quincy Adams. He soon broke with Adams and the National Republicans, who seemed to favor northern interests. He also became Andrew Jackson''s running mate in the election of 1828, and again was Vice President. Calhoun had developed a theory of nullification that states (or minorities) could nullify federal legislation, based on the fact that individual states had ratified the Constitution. In this he disagreed with Jackson, who opposed the idea of nullification. This opened a rift between Calhoun and Jackson, which was exacerbated by the Eaton Affair. In 1832, the theory of nullification was put to the test when South Carolina passed an ordinance that claimed to nullify federal tariffs. The "Nullification Crisis" almost degenerated into violence, but coercion by US Navy warships in Charleston averted secession. During the crisis, Jackson said in a famous toast, "Our federal Union-it must and shall be preserved." In Calhoun''s toast, he replied, "Our Union; next to our liberties most dear." The break between Jackson and Calhoun was complete, and Calhoun was not Jackson''s running mate in 1832. On December 28, 1832 he became the first Vice President to resign from office, having accepted election to the United States Senate from his native South Carolina. The Force Bill was proposed by Congress prohibiting states from nullifying federal laws. The Compromise of 1833 settled the matter for a number of years. Calhoun led the pro-slavery faction in the senate in the 1830s and 1840s, opposing both abolitionism, and attempts to limit the expansion of slavery into the western territories. In this, he played a major role in deepening and entrenching the growing divide between the northern and southern states on this issue, wielding the threat of southern secession to back slave-state demands. He was a major advocate of the Fugitive Slave Law, which enforced the co-operation of Free States in returning escaping slaves. Slavery as an issue was also to split both the Methodist and Baptist churches in America along north-south lines, divisions in which Calhoun had a significant influence. In 1844 he was reappointed Secretary of State by John Tyler, and signed the treaty annexing Texas. Calhoun returned to the Senate in 1848 and died in 1850 in Washington, DC. He was buried in St. Phillips Churchyard in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1957, United States Senators honored Calhoun as one of the "five greatest senators of all time", and was later among the "seven greatest" named in 2000 Senate resolution.

From the description of Calhoun, James C. (James Caldwell), 1782-1850 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10679529

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Calhoun (Colhoun), James Edward, 1782-1850.

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Matthew Calbraith Butler papers, 1860-1926, (bulk 1879-1898).

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Butler, M. C. (Matthew Calbraith), 1836-1909. Matthew Calbraith Butler papers, 1860-1926, (bulk 1879-1898).

Title: Matthew Calbraith Butler papers, 1860-1926, (bulk 1879-1898).

Chiefly receipts, and correspondence with John L[awrence] Manning and Stephen D[ill] Lee re family and business news; including letter, 25 July 1867, Edgefield, S.C. to Col. B[enjamin] H[uger] Rutledge, Charleston, S.C. re court cases and schedules in U.S. Circuit Court, District of S.C.; letter, 21 July 1888, Department of State, Washington, D.C., from T[homas] F[rancis] Bayard, re foreign relations 1881-1886. Two letters, 20 Sept. 1889 and 24 Jan. 1890, New York, N.Y., A. Thompson, to Gen. S.D. Lee, Agricultural College, Mississippi, re expatriation of blacks, Back to Africa movement, and suggesting settlement sites in eastern South America; letter, 10 Apr. 1890, Atlanta, Ga., from H[enry] Turner to M.C. Butler, re social and economic conditions of African-Americans in the United States, and M.C. Butler's bill re establishment and funding of African-American colonies in Africa. Letter, 3 Dec. 1890, Wade Hampton, to M.C. Butler, re M.C. Butler's campaign for the U.S. Senate; letter, 26 Sept. 1898, to R[ussell] A[lexander] Alger, Secretary of War, U.S. Commission to Cuba, re annexation of Cuba to the United States; letter, 5 Nov. 1898, [Narcisco] Gonzales, re Spanish-American War. Two letters, 20 Mar. 1889 and 8 Dec. 1892, Washington, D.C. to Geo[rge] W[illiam] Daragan and D[onald] J[ohn] Auld, re Postmaster position in Sumter, S.C.; letter, 25 Apr. 1893, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. to A[lexander] R[obert] Lawton, Savannah, Ga., re recommendation of Richardson as Postmaster of Sumter, S.C.; 8 items, 18 Dec. 1901-18 Feb. 1902, re the settlement of the estate of James Edward Calhoun; letter, 23 Apr. 1902, Washington, D.C. to Lil [Butler] Edgefield, S.C., re Butler genealogy. Letters and clippings, 30 May 1857, 1863, and 16 Apr. 1909, re obituaries of Judge [Andrew Pickens] Butler, Maj. William Loudon Butler, and Gen. M.C. Butler; scrapbook, 1897-1906, containing speeches, and newspaper clippings re M.C. Butler.

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Seth Seeley military pension, 1819-1823.

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Calhoun, James C. (James Caldwell), 1782-1850. Seth Seeley military pension, 1819-1823.

Title: Seth Seeley military pension, 1819-1823.

Includes a two part document: first, J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, in a statement given at the war office on 1819 Oct. 23, certifies that Seth Seeley was a private in the army of the revolution and is inscribed on the List Roll of New York and is entitled to a pension of $8.00 per month. The second part of the document is dated 8 May 1820 and sworn before Joshua Ferris, Justice of the Peace in Delaware County, NY, that Seth Seelye is entitled to a pension due to his service in Capt. David Bushnell's Company of Sappers and Miners. At that time Seth Seelye lived in Roxbury (Conn.) previously in Litchfield. [spelled Seelye and Seeley]

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James A. Meriwether letter (typescript), 25 January 1843.

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Meriwether, James A., 1806-1852. James A. Meriwether letter (typescript), 25 January 1843.

Title: James A. Meriwether letter (typescript), 25 January 1843.

The collection consists of a letter dated 25 January 1843 written by Congressman James A. Meriwether from Washington, D.C. to Alexander Stephens. It discusses Calhoun, Van Buren, and Clay as possible candidates for the Presidency. Also, discussed is what is needed to get the right governor elected who will support their candidate for president.

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Papers. 1812-1894.

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Davidson, Robert. Papers.

Title: Papers. 1812-1894.

Documents relating to the pension claims of Davidson, Newark, Ohio, for his service in the War of 1812. Includes certificates from Sec. of War John C. Calhoun, and commissions from Ohio governors Thomas Worthington, Othniel Looker, and Return Jonathan Meigs.

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Calhoun, James C. (James Caldwell), 1782-1850

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Letter, 1823.

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Calhoun, James C. (James Caldwell), 1782-1850. Letter, 1823.

Title: Letter, 1823.

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Calhoun, James C. (James Caldwell), 1782-1850

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Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Confidential and Unofficial Letters Sent

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Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Confidential and Unofficial Letters Sent

Title: Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Confidential and Unofficial Letters Sent

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Calhoun (Colhoun), James Edward, 1782-1850.

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Butler, M. C. (Matthew Calbraith), 1836-1909.

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Butler, M. C. (Matthew Calbraith), 1836-1909.
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Cutts, Edward, 1763-1824,

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Calhoun, James C. (James Caldwell), 1782-1850

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Meriwether, James A., 1806-1852.

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Calhoun (Colhoun), James Edward, 1782-1850.

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Calhoun, James C. (James Caldwell), 1782-1850

Calhoun (Colhoun), James Edward, 1782-1850.

Calhoun, James C. (James Caldwell), 1782-1850

Calhoun, James Caldwell, 1782-1850.

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