Lewis S. Coryell correspondence 1832 and 1949-1962

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Lewis S. Coryell correspondence 1832 and 1949-1962

http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/pacscl/ead.html?id=PACSCL_HSP_NHHS02

Lewis S. Coryell (1788-1865) was a lumber dealer and political leader in New Hope, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Lewis S. Coryell correspondence, 1832 and 1949-1962, consists almost entirely of letters received by Coryell in the year 1832. Subjects include business and politics, especially the 1832 Presidential election, and the building of the Delaware Canal at New Hope. Also included is one folder of materials of Mrs. James Neale about the sale of the Coryell property, 1949-1962.

0.5 Linear feet

New Hope Historical Society

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6328494

New Hope Historical Society

Related Entities

There are 5 Entities related to this resource.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6f29rp1 (person)

Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States. Born on March 15, 1767 in the Waxhaw Settlement in South Carolina; though just a boy, participated in the battle of Hanging Rock during the Revolution, captured by the British and imprisoned. He worked for a time in a saddler's shop and afterward taught school before studying law in Salisbury, N.C. In 1788 he was appointed solicitor of the western district of North Carolina, comprising what is now the State of Tennessee. Upon the admission of T...

Wirt, William, 1772-1834

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6t54hg0 (person)

William Wirt (November 8, 1772 – February 18, 1834) was an American author and statesman who is credited with turning the position of United States Attorney General into one of influence. He was the longest serving Attorney General in U.S. history. He was also the Anti-Masonic nominee for president in the 1832 election. Wirt grew up in Maryland but pursued a legal career in Virginia, passing the Virginia bar in 1792. After holding various positions, he served as the prosecutor in Aaron Burr's...

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gc2thc (person)

Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House speaker and the ninth secretary of state. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Grea...

Coryell, Lewis S., 1788-1865

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66x00qd (person)

Lumber dealer, political leader; New Hope, Pa. From the description of Selected art related letters from the Lewis Coryell papers, 1836-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122456303 Pennsylvania lumber dealer and political leader. From the description of Account book, 1819-1822. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70923605 "Lewis Slate Coryell was born in 1788 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, to Joseph and Eleanor Coryell...

Fox, John, 1787-1849

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gw0b3m (person)