Henry Bartholomew Cox Collection 1492-1960 (bulk 1792-1858)

Cox, Henry B.

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Professor of history at George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Born 1937. From the description of Henry Bartholomew Cox collection, 1492-1960 (bulk 1792-1858). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979878 ...

Smith, Thomas, 1745-1809

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Thomas Smith (1745 – March 31, 1809) was a politician and jurist from Pennsylvania. Smith was born near Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He attended the University of Edinburgh, and then migrated to the United States, where he settled in Bedford, Pennsylvania on February 9, 1769. He became a deputy surveyor that same year. Smith then studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began practicing as a lawyer in 1772. He became a deputy register of wills and prothonotary in 1773, and a justice of the ...

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865

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Edward Everett was an American statesman, clergyman, and orator, as well as professor of Greek at Harvard University and president of Harvard University, 1846-1849. Everett was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard with highest honors in 1811, completing an M.A. in Divinity in 1814. After a brief stint as a minister, Harvard offered him the newly created position of Professor of Greek; brilliant but untrained, Everett went to Göttingen to prepare for...

Purviance, James H.

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Causten, James H., 1788-1874

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Lawyer, from Washington, D.C. From the description of Scrapbook, 1816-1870. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19464979 ...

Smith, Robert, 1757-1842

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U.S. secretary of the navy and secretary of state and Maryland public official. From the description of Robert Smith correspondence, 1800-1815. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980487 Maryland lawyer and politician, secretary of the navy under Thomas Jefferson and secretary of state under James Madison. Brother of Senator Samuel Smith (1752-1839). From the description of ALsS : to Alexander J. Dallas, 1800-1810. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record i...

Cox, Henry Bartholomew

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Vespucci, Antonio

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Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879

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Cushing served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1835- 1843, and as special U.S. Envoy to China from 1843-1845. His career also included a term as U.S. Attorney General from 1852-1857. From the description of Letters to Thomas Mayo Brewer and Henry Vose, 1843, 1858. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234342903 U.S cabinet official and representative from Massachusetts, army officer, diplomat, and lawyer. From the description of Caleb Cushin...

Livingston, Edward, 1764-1836

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Livingston's varied career as American lawyer and statesman is described in detail in the following descriptions of his papers. From the description of Edward Livingston papers, 1683-1877 (bulk 1764-1836). (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 81576848 Eminent jurist - Minister to France - Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Judge Breckenridge, 1821 Sept. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 27...

Breckenridge, H. M. (Henry Marie), 1786-1871

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Vespucci, Amerigo, 1451-1512

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Skipwith, Fulwar, 1765-1839

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U.S. consul-general and commercial agent, Paris, France; later served as governor of the province of West Florida and the Louisiana Senate; of Louisiana. From the description of Papers, 1793-1807. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 70955757 From the description of Fulwar Skipwith papers, 1793-1807. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 47727970 Skipwith, a native Virginian, was appointed consul gener...

Howard, Benjamin C. (Benjamin Chew), 1791-1872

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Army officer, public official, and U.S. representative from Maryland. From the description of Letter of Benjamin C. Howard, 1838. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451027 ...

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 Autog...