Swank, James Moore, 1836-1914. Papers, 1785-1898 (inclusive), 1785, 1871-1898 (bulk).
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Papers, 1785-1898 (inclusive), 1785, 1871-1898 (bulk).
Correspondence of James M. Swank, secretary of the American Iron and Steel Association, with industrialists, political leaders, and others, relating to tariff and to the development of the iron industry in the United States. Among the correspondents are: George Bancroft, 1885; William Belknap, 1871; Simon Cameron, 1876; H. C. Carey, 1871; Andrew Carnegie, 1898; S. P. Chase, 1872; A. G. Curtin, 1878; John Dallzell, 1896; Hamilton Fish, 1871; H. C. Frick, 1893; A. Gorman, 1894; Benjamin Harrison, 1888; Marcus A. Hanna, 1902; William McKinley, 1891; Justin S. Morrill, 1893; O. H. Platt, 1884; M. S. Quay, 1884; Samuel J. Randall, 1884; Carl Schurz, 1872; General W. T. Sherman, 1871; J. W. Forney, and others. There are also letters of an earlier period contributing information on political and economic trends; Hugh H. Brackenridge, 1808; John Binns, 1812; Abner Lacock, draft of a letter, 1832, to President Andrew Jackson concerning the Seminole and Florida War, and revealing J. C. Calhoun's attitude toward Jackson in 1818; Henry C. Clay, 1849; John C. Breckinridge, 1860; James Monroe, 1822; deeds of John Penn, Jr., and John Penn, 1785, conveying land in Westmoreland County; and other items.
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