Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857

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New York attorney and statesman; served as United States Secretary of State under President Pierce.

From the description of William Learned Marcy letter, 1857 Mar. 15. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 255631874

Senator, Governor of New York, 1833-39.

From the description of Letter 1834 March 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122617820

Secretary of War under Polk. Secretary of State under Pierce.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Albany, to His Excellency J.S. Morehead, Governor of Kentucky, 1835 July 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270605449

From the description of Autograph letter signed : to J. Goles, Esq., 1832 Geb. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270607686

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to J.H. Payne, Esq., 1847 Sept. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270607835

Lawyer, U.S. Senator, governor of New York, U.S. Secretary of State; from Troy, N.Y.

From the description of Papers, 1845-1855. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19902904

Lawyer and statesman, governor of New York State.

From the description of Letter, 1853 November 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122434200

Marcy practiced law in Troy, New York (1811-1823); was a member of the dominant political group known as the Albany Regency; State Comptroller (1823-1829); associate justice of the New York Supreme Court (1829-1831); U.S. senator (1831-1832); Governor of New York (1833-1849); U.S. secretary of war (1845-1849); U.S. secretary of state (1853-1857). Causten was a merchant and writer.

From the description of Letter to James H. Causten, 5 February 1842. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 237334874

Lawyer and politician. Marcy was born in Sturbridge, Mass. and was educated at Brown University. He was admitted to the New York State bar in 1811 and practiced law at Troy, N.Y. He wrote for the local paper and entered the service of the state militia, eventually being appointed adjutant general of the state in 1821. He became involved in New York state politics and served as State Comptroller from 1823 to 1829. In 1831 he was appointed to fill an unexpired term in the U.S. Senate. In 1833 Marcy was elected Governor of New York, serving until 1838. He became involved in national politics, serving as Secretary of War under Polk and in 1852 he was appointed Secretary of State under Pierce. Marcy is credited with an excellent record in United States foreign relations. Shortly after his tenure as Secretary of State ended, Marcy died at Ballston, N.Y.

From the description of Papers, 1820-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536912

U.S. secretary of war and secretary of state, governor of New York, and lawyer.

From the description of William L. Marcy papers, 1806-1930 (bulk 1806-1857). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981176

Secretary of War for the United States in 1848. Also governor of New York and Secretary of State of the United States.

From the description of Letter, February 4, 1848. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52707964

Brigham Young (1801-1877) was a Mormon ecclesiastical leader and politician in Utah.

Brigham Young was born on June 1, 1801 in Witingham, Vermont. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1832, and moved to Kirtland, Ohio. He followed the migration of the church from Ohio to Missouri to Nauvoo, Illinois. In February 1846 he led the Mormon exodus to the West, and was sustained as the second president of the Church on December 27, 1847. Arriving in Utah he settled in Salt Lake City, and in 1849 was appointed as governor of Utah Territory. Young passed away on August 29, 1877 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

William L. Marcy (1786-1857) was an American politician, lawyer, and judge. He served as the governor of New York from 1833 to 1839, as the United States Secretary of War from 1845 to 1849, and as Secretary of State from 1853 to 1857.

From the guide to the Brigham Young letter to William L. Marcy, 1845, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

William Learned Marcy (1786-1857) was an American politician and public figure who served as U.S. Secretary of War under President James K. Polk and U.S. Secretary of State under President Franklin Pierce.

  • 1786: Born in Sturbridge (presently Southbridge), MA
  • 1808: Graduated from Brown University in Providence, RI
  • 1811: Admitted to the bar; Began practice in Troy, NY
  • 1812: Married Dolly Newell
  • 1823 - 1829 : New York State Comptroller
  • 1829 - 1831 : Associate Justice of the New York State Supreme Court
  • 1831 - 1833 : U.S. Senator
  • 1833 - 1839 : New York State Governor
  • 1839 - 1842 : Member of the Mexican Claims Commission
  • 1845 - 1849 : U.S. Secretary of War
  • 1853 - 1857 : U.S. Secretary of State
  • 1857: Died in Ballston Spa, NY

From the guide to the William L. Marcy Collection, 1821-1857, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

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creatorOf Worth, William Jenkins, 1794-1849. W. J. Worth letter : Buffalo, to Gov. Marcy, 1838 Feb. 25. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
creatorOf Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875. Letter to William Marcy. Greenville, TN. 1846 Sept. 4. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Our credit system of currency, [1834]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857. Autograph letter signed : Albany, to His Excellency J.S. Morehead, Governor of Kentucky, 1835 July 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890. Manuscript letter signed (in hand of Jessie B. Fremont), 1847 October 8 : Washington City, to the Secretary of War [William L. Marcy]. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Lucius Lyon papers (1770-1934, bulk 1833-1851) William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Amos Kendall Papers, 1835-1909, (bulk 1835-1880) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Papers, 1800-1983, 1800-1847 (bulk) New York State Historical Documents Inventory
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referencedIn Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869. Papers, 1820-1968. New Hampshire Historical Society Library
creatorOf Campbell, Julia Anna Francis Courtenay, 1924-. Family papers of Julia Anna Francis Courtenay Campbell [manuscript], 1800-1961. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857,. Letter, 1834. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895. Collection, 1829-1869. Bulk: 1855-1869. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Confidential and Unofficial Letters Sent National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn United States. War Dept. Letter : to Zachary Taylor / by W. L. Marcy, 1846 Sep 1. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Bleecker, Harmanus, 1779-1849. Papers, 1801-1885. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Vanuxem, Lardner, 1792-1848. Letters : Bristol, Pa., and Utica, N.Y., to William L. Marcy, Albany, N.Y., 1836 Aug. 18 and Nov. 13. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
referencedIn United States. War Dept. Letter to D. A. Hall /by William Learned Marcy, Secretary of War, 1849. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Tracy, Albert Haller, 1793-1859. Papers, 1815-1874; bulk, 1821-1844. New York State Library
referencedIn Washington Hunt Letters, 1836-1862 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf United States. President (1853-1857 : Pierce). [Appointment] 1855 May 12, Washington, appointing Johann Ludewig Hermann Thiermann as Consul of Bremen for the Port of Charleston in the State of South Carolina / Franklin Pierce. Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library
creatorOf Emmons, Ebenezer, 1799-1863. Letter. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
creatorOf Ford, Thomas, 1800-1850. Letter: Springfield, Ill., to William L. Marcy, 1845 April 14. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879. Papers, circa 1785-1906 (bulk 1820-1878) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Certificate of sale, 1815. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn United States. War Dept. Letter: to General Winfield Scott /by W. L. Marcy, Secretary of War, 1847 May 19. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf William L. Clements Library. Mexican War collection, 1845-1894. William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Bache family papers, 1770-1890 (bulk), 1770-1923 (inclusive), Bulk, 1770-1890, 1770-1923 (Bulk 1770-1890) American Philosophical Society
referencedIn United States. War Dept. Letter: to Colonel Samuel R. Curtis /by W. L. Marcy, Secretary of War, 1847 Nov 23. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857. Autograph letter signed : to J. Goles, Esq., 1832 Geb. 2. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Azariah C. Flagg papers, 1821-1848 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866. Letter : Mexico, to William L. Marcy, 1848 Feb 24. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Fuller, B. A. G., 1879-1956. Autograph collection, 1620-1920 Houghton Library
referencedIn United States. War Dept. Order, 1847 Oct 14. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Henry Bartholomew Cox Collection, 1492-1960, (bulk 1792-1858) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Young, Brigham, 1801-1877,. Brigham Young letter to William L. Marcy. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924) William L. Clements Library
referencedIn New York State Comptroller's Office canal records, 1823-1856 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 1st (1846-1848). Records, 1846-1848. New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Kearny, Stephen Watts, 1794-1848. Stephen Watts Kearny collection of papers, [ca. 1847-1848]. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Canal records, 1823-1856. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Mexican War collection 1845-1894 Mexican War collection William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857. Papers, 1845-1855. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Bethune, George W. (George Washington), 1805-1862. Letter, 1846 December 29, to William L. Marcy, Secretary of War. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
referencedIn Foresti, Eleutario Felice, 1789-1858. Papers, 1841-1858. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Hall, Benjamin H., 1830-1893. Papers, 1795-1884. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Ewing, George Washington, 1803-1866. Confidential suggestions as to how the treaty with the Pottowotamies may be made : Memorandum : to Hon. W.L. Marcy, Secy. of War and Hon. Wm. Medill, Com. Ind. Affairs, 1846 Mar. 16. Newberry Library
creatorOf Autographs and signatures of Presidents of the United States, 1828-1927 Brown University, Brown University Library
referencedIn Franklin Pierce Papers, 1820-1869 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Webb, James Watson, 1802-1884. Papers, 1819-1967; bulk: 1819-1890 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Leggett, Aaron. Letter : to W. L. Marcy, Secretary of War / by Aaron Leggett, 1845 Oct 16. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Stevens, John Austin, 1795-1874. Papers, 1811-1885. Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Hay, Southard, 1875-1951,. Southard Hay autograph collection, 1750-1885 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Brigham Young letter to William L. Marcy, 1845 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
referencedIn Our credit system of currency, [1834]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf United States. Dept. of State. Passport, 1856 April 22, Washington, D.C., issued to George Ticknor. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Williams, S. Wells (Samuel Wells), 1812-1884. Samuel Wells Williams family papers, 1824-1936 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924) William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1795-1858. Autograph letter signed : New York, to William L. Marcy, Secretary of War, 1845 May 15. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849. Letters to Samuel H. Laughlin and William L. Marcy, 1835-1849. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Lieber, Francis, 1800-1872. Letter to [William Learned] Marcy. New York, NY. 1838 Aug. 27. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Alabama. Governor (1845-1847 : Martin). Militia files, 1846-1847. Alabama Department of Archives and History
creatorOf United States. President (1853-1857 : Pierce). Franklin Pierce land grant and warrant, 1854, 1855. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
creatorOf Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857. Papers, 1820-1863. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857. Letter: Washington, D.C., to Benjamin F. Hallet[t], Boston, Mass., 1854 July 22 University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Maynard, Lafayette. Letters to Duff Green, 1847-1850. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857. Biographical letter about William Ewing, 1845 December 12. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn Jonas P. Levy papers 1823-1907 1855-1860, 1868-1882 Levy, Jonas P. papers William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Bogert, Horatio, d. 1882. Horatio Bogert papers, 1832-1839. New-York Historical Society Library
creatorOf Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857. Letter, February 4, 1848. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Dodge, Augustus C. (Augustus Caesar), 1812-1883. Augustus C. Dodge and George W. Jones letters, 1853. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Letcher, John, 1813-1884. Letters of John Letcher, 1853 and 1859. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn William C. Bouck papers, 1727-1866. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Bouck, William C., 1786-1859. William C. Bouck papers, 1727-1866. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Papers, 1856-1978, 1885-1962 (bulk) New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Kendall, Amos, 1789-1869. Letter. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
referencedIn New York State Comptroller memorandum book, 1799-1826 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857. William L. Marcy papers, 1835-1854. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Charles Butler Papers, 1819-1929, (bulk 1825-1894) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Knower, Benjamin. Benjamin Knower papers, 1804-1907. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn United States President, Cabinet, and House of Representatives, 34th Congress, autograph book MSS. 0356., 1855-1903 W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
creatorOf Torren, Joseph Gilbert, 1788-1864. Letter, 1846 February 12, Washington, to William Learned Marcy. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn New York State Library. Manuscripts and Special Collections Unit. Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1635-1899. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf United States. War Dept. Confidential and unofficial letters sent, 1814-1847 [microform]. Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn Confidential and unofficial letters sent [microform]., 1814-1847 Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn Whig convention notes, 1838. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Riley, Bennett, 1787-1853. Bennett Riley papers, 1818-1888. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
referencedIn Washington Square Park (New York, N.Y.), Washington Square Area, and Campus Buildings Image Collection, 1850-1990 New York University. Archives
referencedIn Samuel Wells Williams family papers, 1809-1983, 1809-1941 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Martin Van Buren Papers, 1787-1910, (bulk 1820-1850) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Moore, John Bassett, 1860-1947. Papers of John Bassett Moore, 1866-1949 (bulk 1885-1938). Library of Congress
creatorOf Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857. Letter, 1853 November 24. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869. Sea letter, 1855. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Dallas, George Mifflin, 1792-1864. Autograph letter signed G. M. Dallas to: Wm. L. Marcy, Sec. at War December 20, 1845. Wellesley College
referencedIn Letters relating to mutiny of the 3rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 1848 Mar 6-8. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn James K. Polk Papers, 1775-1891, (bulk 1830-1849) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Potter, Paraclete. Letter regarding New York State gubernatorial election, 1838 October 27. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Pratt, George W., 19th cent. Letter : Rochester, N.Y., to William L. Marcy, Governor of N.Y., Albany, N.Y. : manuscript copy, 1838 Jan. 1. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Pratt, George W., 19th cent. Letter : Rochester, N.Y., to William L. Marcy, Governor of N.Y., Albany, N.Y. : manuscript copy, 1838 Jan. 1. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Savage, John, 1779-1863. Letter of resignation, 1836 July 30. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf New York (State). Governor (1833-1839 : Marcy). Commission, 1837 Dec. 4. Dartmouth College 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
creatorOf William L. Marcy papers, 1806-1930 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Percival, James Gates, 1795-1856. Papers of James Gates Percival [manuscript], 1827-1855 [manuscript]. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Sibley, Henry Hopkins, 1816-1886. Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Hon. Wm. Marcy, 1853 Mar. 21. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Stearns Family. Stearns family papers, 1785-1918. Connecticut Historical Society
referencedIn DeRidder, Simon, 1766-1832. Papers, 1763-1890. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Endicott, William Crowninshield, 1826-1900. Letter to Josiah Royce, 1885, Apr. 9. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879. Papers, circa 1785-1906 (bulk 1820-1878) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn United States. War Dept. Letter : Washington, D.C., to R.J. Walker, [Washington, D.C.], 1848 July 7. Newberry Library
creatorOf Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857. Autograph letter signed : Washington, to J.H. Payne, Esq., 1847 Sept. 26. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857. Letter, 1855 Feb. 24 (Washington, D.C.) to R.M.T. Hunter, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Senate. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf August Belmont papers, 1853-1887. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866. Letter : Mexico, to William L. Marcy, 1848 Feb 24. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf New York (State). Appointments to office in the state of New York : documents, 1834 Feb. 3 and 1836 Apr. 6. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Gilmore, James R. (James Roberts), 1822-1903. James Roberts Gilmore collection, 1820-1903. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852. Letter : Washington, to Elizabeth Payne, 1850 April 19. George Washington University
referencedIn Kane, Thomas Leiper, 1822-1883. Thomas Leiper Kane papers, 1846-1883. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn August Belmont papers, 1853-1887 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Eaton, Amos, 1776-1842. Papers, 1824-1841. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rensselaer Libraries
creatorOf M'Intyre, Arch'd (Archibald), 1772-1858. New York State Comptroller memorandum book, 1799-1826. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857. Letter to James H. Causten, 5 February 1842. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Butler, William Orlando, 1791-1880. Bird-Johnston collection, 1845-1848. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Tazewell family. Papers, 1756-1931. Library of Virginia
creatorOf Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. Letter, 1846 Mar. 9, to William L. Marcy. New Hampshire Newspaper Project
creatorOf United States. Army. New York Volunteers. New York Volunteers for California letter : ship Sweden off Ft. Hamilton to Wm. L. Marcy, Sec'y of War :kALS, 1847 Sept. 15. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Andrew H. Foote Papers, 1822-1890, (bulk 1847-1857) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Matthew Calbraith Perry correspondence, 1812-1878. Houghton Library
referencedIn Autograph File, M Houghton Library
creatorOf Roenne, Friedrich Ludwig von, 1798-1865. Letter, 1836 Nov. 23, Baltimore, to William L. Marcy, Albany. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1865-1940. Letter : New York, N.Y., to Whitelaw Saunders, Wamego, Kan., 1918 July 19. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Alabama. Governor (1847-1849 : Chapman). Militia files, 1847-1849. Alabama Department of Archives and History
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creatorOf Thayer, George W. Lucius Lyon papers, 1770-1934, bulk 1833-1851. William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Eaton, Amos. A map exhibiting the Economical Geology of the State of New York, 1836 June 30. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1865-1940. Letter : New York, to Whitelaw Saunders, Wamego, Kan., 1918 July 19. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Bronson, Isaac Hopkins, 1802-1855. Letter : Watertown, N.Y., to William L. Marcy, Albany, N.Y., 1836 Apr. 12. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
referencedIn Dudley, Charles, 1780-1841. Papers, 1804-1852. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn United States. War Dept. Letters, 1846-1847. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf United States. Dept. of State. Passport, 1855 September 22, Washington, D.C., issued to John L. Moore. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Dudley, Charles Edward, 1780-1841. Letter, 1831 February 20. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Havemayer, William Frederick, 1804-1874. Autograph letter signed : New York, to William L. Marcy, 1846 Oct. 23. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf William L. Marcy Collection, 1821-1857 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
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referencedIn Letters relating to mutiny of the 3rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 1848 Mar 6-8. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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creatorOf Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857. Letter: Washington, D.C., to M.D. Philips, Rochester, N.Y., 1854 Nov. 27. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Southard Hay autograph collection, 1750-1885 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn New York (State). Commission to settle boundary between New York and New Jersey. Copy of letter, 1834 January 7. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Bayard, James A. (James Asheton), 1767-1815. James A. Bayard and Richard H. Bayard Papers, 1797-1885 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Force, Peter, 1790-1868. Papers of Peter Force [manuscript], 1812-1845. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Tallmadge, Nathaniel Pitcher, 1795-1864. Papers, 1812-1860. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Marcy, William L. (William Leonard), 1786-1857. Letter and commission, 1834 and 1838. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn New York (State). Governor (1833-1839 : Marcy). Tongue Mountain Tract land grant, 1833 July 25. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. James Buchanan papers, 1811-1865. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Guthrie family. Guthrie-Caperton family : papers, 1780-1939. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf United States. President (1845-1849 : Polk). Letter, 1845 October 30, Washington [to] the Secretary of War. Bridwell Library
creatorOf Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849. ALS : Washington, to William L. Marcy, 1845 Dec. 26. Rosenbach Museum & Library
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creatorOf Ceremonial letters from the Netherlands, 1814-1865 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Bayard, James A. (James Asheton), 1767-1815. James A. Bayard and Richard H. Bayard Papers, 1797-1885 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Allen, Stephen, 1767-1852. Papers, 1819-1849. Churchill County Museum
creatorOf Ingalls, C. F., fl. 1846. Letter, 1846 May 14, Greenwich, N.Y. [to] William L. Marcy, Washington, D.C. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
creatorOf Washington, Lawrence Berry, b. 1811. ALS : Fortress Monroe, Va., to William L. Marcy, 1848 May 7. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn United States. War Dept. Letter: to Colonel Richard B. Mason /by Secretary of War Marcy, 1846 Nov 3. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf United States. War Dept. William L. Marcy letter : Washington [D.C.], to Col. J.D. Stevenson, New York City, ALS, 1846 June 26. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn George, John H. (John Hatch), 1824-1888. Correspondence, 1840-1873. New Hampshire Historical Society Library
creatorOf Jessup, Thomas. Thomas Jessup letter : Quarter Master General's Office, Washington City, [D.C.], to Wm. Marcy, Secretary of War, Washington City, [D.C.] : ALS, 1846 Aug. 8. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Vroom, Peter Dumont, 1791-1873. Letter signed : Trenton, to Governor Marcy of New York, 1834 Mar. 10. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Lawrence, Cornelius Van Wyck, 1791-1861. Autograph letter signed : New York, to the governor, 1838 Jan. 20. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857. Letter to John Young, 1847 August 31. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Worth, W. S. Autograph collection [manuscript] / originally compiled by W.S. Worth. 1803-1865. University of Virginia. Library
Worth, W. S. Autograph collection [manuscript] / originally compiled by W.S. Worth. 1803-1865. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857. Letter: Washington, D.C., to Benjamin F. Hallet[t], Boston, Mass., 1854 July 22 University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Hamilton Fish Papers, 1732-1914, (bulk 1840-1890) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Sibley, Henry Hastings, 1811-1891. Autograph letter signed : Washington, to William L. Marcy, 1853 Mar. 21. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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New York (State)
New York (State)
United States
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Mexico
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