Southard, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1787-1842

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U.S. secretary of the navy and U.S. senator from and governor of New Jersey.

From the description of Papers of Samuel L. Southard, 1809-1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77961420

Secretary of the navy.

From the description of Letter : from several correspondents, 1825 Jan. 17. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28996223

Samuel L. Southard (1787-1842) was a prominent U.S. statesman of the early 19th century. He served as a New Jersey Senator from 1821 to 1823, during which time he was a member of the committee that produced the Missouri Compromise. In 1823 President James Monroe selected him to be Secretary of the Navy, and he remained in office under President John Quincy Adams. Under Southard's leadership, the Navy grew by approximately 50% in personnel and expenditures. He became the New Jersey Attorney General in 1829, and briefly served as Governor from 1832 to 1833. Southard became the leader of the Whig Party and became acting Vice President from April 4, 1841 to May 31, 1842 after the death of William Henry Harrison.

From the description of Samuel L. Southard papers, 1791-1853. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233035549

Southard was a jurist, statesman: associate justice, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1815-20; senator from N.J., 1821-23 and 1833-42; Secretary of the Navy, 1823-29; governor of N.J., 1832-33.

From the description of Samuel L. Southard Papers, 1783-1893 (bulk 1802-1846). (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 175684125

American senator.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to the President of the United States (James Monroe), 1824 Jul. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664063

From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Mr. Dickens, 1825 Aug. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663919
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referencedIn Jackson, John P. (John Peter), 1805-1861. Letters received, 1828-1860 (inclusive). Rutgers University
creatorOf Southard, Samuel Lewis, 1787-1842. Autograph letter signed : Washington, to the President of the United States (James Monroe), 1824 Jul. 23. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Greenway, Edward M. Edward M. Greenway collection 1737-1876. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
creatorOf Southard, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1787-1842. Extracts from reports of S.L. Southard, Secretary of the Navy, concerning early surveys of the coast, 1824-1828. United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
creatorOf Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Letters and notes : concerning Andrew Jackson, 1827- 1832. James Monroe Museum & Memorial Library
creatorOf Percival, John, 1779-1862. Papers, 1826-1841. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Thompson, Smith, 1768-1843. Smith Thompson papers, 1765-1831 (bulk 1823-1831). Library of Congress
creatorOf Wirt, William, 1772-1834. Autograph letter signed : Baltimore, to Samuel l. Southard, 1826 Dec. 16. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Woodbury, Levi, 1789-1851. Letters, 1813-1851. New Hampshire Historical Society Library
referencedIn Vroom, Peter Dumont, 1791-1873. Papers, 1820-1893. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Augustus Mendon Lord collection, Lord (Augustus Mendon) collection, (bulk 1876-1908), 1778-1908 John Hay Library, Special Collections
creatorOf Dickerson, Mahlon, 1770-1853. Mahlon Dickerson and Philemon Dickerson papers, 1774-1922 1830-1850. New Jersey Historical Society Library
creatorOf Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Miscellaneous letters and documents : of James Monroe, 1798-1830, n.d. James Monroe Museum & Memorial Library
referencedIn Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829. Correspondence, 1825. Clarke Historical Library
referencedIn Metcalfe, Thomas, 1780-1855. Thomas Metcalfe letters, 1807-1841, 1821-1841 (bulk dates). University of Kentucky Libraries
creatorOf Ely, Edwin A., 1836-1927,. Autograph collection, ca. 1663-1890. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn New York State Library. Manuscripts and Special Collections Unit. Autographs of American authors and statesmen collection, ca.1770-1865. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Autograph File, S, 1556-1996. Houghton Library
referencedIn Ticknor, Benajah, 1788-1858. Papers, 1818-1852 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Southard, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1787-1842. Political papers, 1761-1926. New Jersey Historical Society Library
creatorOf Montagu, Percy,. Collection of historical letters autographs and photographs [manuscript], 1793-1907. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Tallmadge, Nathaniel Pitcher, 1795-1864. Papers, 1812-1860. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Ticknor, Benajah, 1788-1858. Benajah Ticknor papers, 1818-1852 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884,. Papers of the Grinnan family of Brampton, Madison Co., Va. 1773 (1843-1937) 1981. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Southard, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1787-1842. Samuel L. Southard Papers, 1783-1893 (bulk 1802-1846). Princeton University Library
creatorOf Elliott, Jesse D. (Jesse Duncan), 1782-1845. Papers, 1824-1839. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924) William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Edwards, Ogden, 1781-1862. Papers of Ogden Edwards, 1753-1876. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Southard, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1787-1842. Correspondence to Richard Penn Smith, 1827. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895. Papers, 1828-1869. Raymond H. Fogler Library
creatorOf David Conner papers, 1816-1856. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn United States Naval Hospital (Pensacola, Fla.) Records, 1826-1911 University of West Florida Libraries
referencedIn U. S. Secretary of the Navy Letter Collection 2008-131., 1810-1934 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
creatorOf Southard, Samuel Lewis, 1787-1842. Autograph letter signed : to Mr. Dickens, 1825 Aug. 10. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Letcher, Robert Perkins, 1788-1861. Robert Perkins Letcher letters, 1825-1845. University of Kentucky Libraries
referencedIn Wall, Garret D. (Garret Dorset), 1783-1850. Papers, 1785-1870 (bulk 1807-1850). Rutgers University
referencedIn Archer, William Segar, 1789-1855,. Argosy collection [manuscript], 1795-1893. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Barbour, Philip Pendleton, 1783-1841. Letter, 1823 September 29, n.p., to John C. Calhoun and Samuel L. Southard. William & Mary Libraries
referencedIn Ticknor, Benajah, 1788-1858. Papers, 1818-1852 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Jackson, John Peter, 1805-1861. Correspondence, 1828-1860. Rutgers University
referencedIn Brainard, Charles Henry, 1817-1885. Papers, 1795-1884 and undated Houghton Library
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIc, 1826-1836 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. Letter, [1837], to Josiah Ogden Hoffman. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Rodgers Family Papers, 1740-1987, (bulk 1804-1932) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Southard, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1787-1842. Papers of Samuel L. Southard, 1809-1842. Library of Congress
referencedIn Smith family. Papers, 1667-1960. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Barnes, John S. (John Sanford), 1836-1911. Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection, 1756-1931. New-York Historical Society Library
creatorOf Montagu, Percy. Collection of historical letters autographs and photographs, 1793-1907. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Gulian C. Verplanck Letters, 1826-1838 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Spain. Consulado (Norfolk). Papers : of the Spanish Consulate in Norfolk, Va., 1795- 1846. Virginia Historical Society Library
referencedIn Ticknor, Benajah, 1788-1858. Benajah Ticknor papers, 1818-1852 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Bullus, Oscar, ca. 1800-1871. Letters received, 1816-1867 (inclusive). Rutgers University
creatorOf Hull, Isaac, 1773-1843. Papers, 1810-1842. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Silsbee, Nathaniel, 1773-1850. Nathaniel Silsbee papers, 1809-1844. Library of Congress
referencedIn Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. Letter to Samuel L. Southard. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Southard, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1787-1842. Letter : from several correspondents, 1825 Jan. 17. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
referencedIn United States. Dept. of the Navy. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Letter Collection, 1810-1934 University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Patterson, Daniel Todd, 1786-1839. Papers, 1772-1927 (bulk 1825-1835). Library of Congress
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Sawyer, Horace Bucklin, 1797-1860. Papers of Horace Bucklin Sawyer, 1812-1950. Library of Congress
referencedIn Kemble, Gouveneur, 1786-1875. Gouveneur Kemble letter : Washington, to John Townsend, 1830 Mar. 28. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
creatorOf Vroom, Peter Dumont, 1791-1873. Peter D. Vroom papers, 1783-1891. New Jersey Historical Society Library
creatorOf Southard, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1787-1842. Papers, 1823-1828. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Daniel Todd Patterson Papers, 1772-1927, (bulk 1825-1835) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Rodgers Family Papers, 1788-1944, (bulk 1820-1930) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851. Papers, 1785-1851. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
creatorOf Southard, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1787-1842. Samuel L. Southard papers, 1791-1853. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf U. S. Department of the Navy letter book, 1823-1828 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn David D. Porter Family Papers, 1799-1899 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Brown-Ewell family papers, 1781-1984. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Southard, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1787-1842. Letter, 1826. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Willie Person Mangum Papers, 1771-1906, (bulk 1771-1868) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
referencedIn The Naval History Society Collection, 1721-1995 (bulk 1781-1936) New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Autograph File, M Houghton Library
creatorOf Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924) William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Jackson, John Peter, 1805-1861. John P. Jackson papers, 1821-1887 1830-1860. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn David Conner papers, 1816-1856 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Nelson, William, 1847-1914. Manuscript collection, 1690-1875 New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn John Gwinn Papers, 1815-1864, (bulk 1825-1849) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Madison, James, 1751-1836,. Letters from James Madison and James Monroe, 1803-1825. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Ticknor, Benajah, 1788-1858. Benajah Ticknor papers, 1818-1852. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Eastburn, Walter N.,. Collection, 1743-1956. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Martin Van Buren letters and documents, 1814-1858 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Crane, William Montgomery, 1784-1846. Letter, March 21, 1825. Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library
creatorOf Creighton, J. Orde (John Orde). Rush-Williams-Biddle family miscellaneous papers, 1776-1909. Rosenbach Museum & Library
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