Records of the Office of the Secretary of War, 1791 - 1948. Registers of Letters Received and Referred to War Department Bureaus by Secretary of War Lewis Cass, 1/1832 - 8/1835

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Records of the Office of the Secretary of War, 1791 - 1948. Registers of Letters Received and Referred to War Department Bureaus by Secretary of War Lewis Cass, 1/1832 - 8/1835

1832-1835

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This series consists of entries that show the name or title of the writer, the date of the letter, a summary of its contents, and the bureau to which it was referred. The letters concern pension and bounty-land claims, topographical surveys, Indian affairs, and requests from or recommendations for persons wishing commissions, appointments to the U.S. Military Academy, or civilian positions in the War Department.

3 linear inches

eng, Latn

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Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

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Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Philli...