John Macpherson Berrien letters, legal papers, and miscellany 1811-1855

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John Macpherson Berrien letters, legal papers, and miscellany 1811-1855

United States Senator from Georgia and U.S. Attorney General under Andrew Jackson. These letters include one from 1825 describing his involvement in the case of the slave ship Antelope.

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Berrien, John MacPherson, 1781-1856

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John Macpherson Berrien was an eloquent lawyer, a U.S. senator, and the attorney general of the United States during U.S. president Andrew Jackson's administration. Berrien County, created in south Georgia in 1856, is named for him. From the description of Berrien, John letters, 1796-1799. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 268674733 Georgia resident (Savannah) and U.S. senator. From the description of Letters, 1820-1852. (Duke University Library). Worl...