James Fowler Simmons Papers 1771-1939 (bulk 1840-1860)

Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872

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William Henry Seward was born in Florida, Orange County, New York, on May 16, 1801. He was the son of Samuel S. Seward and Mary (Jennings) Seward. He graduated from Union College in 1820, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1822. In 1823, he moved to Auburn, New York, where he entered Judge Elijah Miller's law office. He married Frances Adeline Miller, Judge Miller's daughter, in 1824. Seward was interested in politics early in his career and became actively involved in the Anti-Masonic m...

Simmons family

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Ferguson, William, 1852-1935

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Tallmadge, Nathan P.

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Potter, Charles L.

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Ruggles, Nathan S.

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Eno, Edward J.

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Gibbs, William C. (William Channing), 1789-1871

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Combs, Leslie, 1793-1881

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American soldier and politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to C.E. Lester, 1845 Dec. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270527027 Public official of Kentucky. From the description of Leslie Combs papers, 1831-1848. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453976 Lawyer, politician, and soldier. From the description of Letters, 1831-1874. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49200558 ...

Watson, William A.

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Bank of the United States (1816-1836)

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In 1816, the Bank of the United States was rechartered, the first charter having expired in 1811, in an attempt to stabilize the national currency. Within the first three years, the bank was nearly ruined due to mismanagement. Langdon Cheves was elected president of its board of directors in 1819 and restored the bank's credit. In 1822, he resigned the post and was succeeded by Nicholas Biddle. The national charter for the bank expired in 1836, but Biddle kept the bank in operation until 1841, u...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Dickins, Asbury, 1780-1861

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Secretary of the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C.; secretary of the Columbian Institute. From the description of Letter : Washington, to Hyde de Neuville, 1819 May 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22194076 Asbury Dickins, civil servant, and other members of the Dickins (Dickens) family. From the description of Asbury Dickins family papers, 1749-1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982290 Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an important...

Jackson, Charles, 1775-1855

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Charles Jackson was a graduate of Harvard College, read law with Theophilus Parsons, and was the father-in-law of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes. From the description of Travel diary, 1823-1824. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235147013 Jackson (A.B. 1793) started practicing law in 1796, and was a member of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, 1813-1824. From the description of Notes : concerning civil and criminal laws : manuscript, 1795. (Harvard Unive...

Anthony, Henry B. (Henry Bowen), 1815-1884

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American journalist and politician. He was governor of Rhode Island, 1849-50, and U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1858-1884. From the guide to the Henry B. Anthony letters, 1850-1878, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1859-1884. Anthony was Governor of R.I. from 1849-1850 and editor of the Providence Journal newspaper from 1838-1858. He graduated from Brown University in 1833. ...

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841

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Epithet: of Add MS 34580 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x00030c American Indian fighter and president of the United States. From the guide to the William Henry Harrison letter, 1795, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) U.S president, Mar.-Apr. 1841; territorial governor of Indiana, 1801-1813; Ohio congressman, 1816-1819, state senator, 1819-1821, senator 1825-1828. From ...

Bliss, Zenas R. (Zenas Randall), 1835-1900

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8th U.S. Infantry, 1854-1861; prisoner of war, Texas, 1861-1862; colonel, 7th and 10th Rhode Island Infantry, 1862-1865; major, 30th U.S. Infantry, 1856-1869; lt. colonel, 25th U.S. Infantry, 1869-1877; commanded Dept. of Texas, 1895-1897; retired as major general, 1897. From the description of Letter : Washington, D.C., to [Joshua M.] Addeman, [18]99 April 20. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27327742 Born in Rhode Island, Zenas Randall Bliss (193...

Randolph, Richard K. (Richard Kidder), 1781-1849

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Newport, R.I., and Prince Edward County, Va., family. From the description of Papers of Richard Kidder Randolph [manuscript], 1791-1932 bulk 1812-1860. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647827023 ...

Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872

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Painter, inventor; New York, N.Y. and London, England. From the description of Samuel Finley Breese Morse letter, 1845 Sept. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122599940 From the description of Samuel Finley Breese Morse letter, 1845 Sept. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007074 Author of account concerning deportation of 1100 workers and I.W.W. sympathizers from Bisbee to Columbus, N.M., July 12, 1917. From the description of The truth about Bisbee...

Gerry, Elbridge, 1791-1883

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Tallmadge, Nathaniel Pitcher, 1795-1864

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Senator from New York. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Silas M. Stilwell, 1844 Feb. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270579140 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Poughkeepsie, to Samuel Swartwout, 1836 Oct. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575305 ...

Liverman & Cushing

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Cranston, H. G.

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Jenckes, Thomas A. (Thomas Allen), 1818-1875

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Jurist, state legislator and adjutant general, and U.S. representative from Rhode Island. From the description of Papers of Thomas A. Jenckes, 1836-1878. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449305 Thomas A. Jenckes, a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Cumberland, R.I., November 2, 1818; attended the public schools; was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1838; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1840 and commenced practice in Providence, R.I.; cler...

Sargent, Nathan, 1794-1875

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Journalist. From the description of Nathan Sargent correspondence, 1840 June 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980392 ...

Walker, Amasa, 1799-1875

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Economist and U.S. Representative; also Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth (1851-1853). From the description of Amasa Walker document signed, 1851-1852. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 232608557 ...

Cranston, Robert Bennie, 1791-1873

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Tillinghast, Joseph L. (Joseph Leonard), 1791-1844

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Simmons family

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Knight, Nehemiah Rice, 1780-1854

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Simmons, Walter C.

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Fearing & Hall

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Simmons, James Fowler, 1795-1864

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U.S. senator from R.I. From the description of James Fowler Simmons : papers, 1841-1842. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49337952 Manufacturer, political leader, and U.S. senator from Rhode Island. From the description of James Fowler Simmons papers, 1771-1939 (bulk 1840-1860). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82604722 Rhode Island Senator. From the description of Letter to his wife [manuscript] 1841 July 2. (University of...

Abbott, Lawrence F. (Lawrence Fraser), 1859-1933

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Whig Party (U.S.)

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Tyler, John, 1790-1862

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John Tyler (b. March 29, 1790, Charles City County, Virginia–d. January 18, 1862, Richmond, Virginia), was the tenth President of the United States (1841–1845) and the first to succeed to the office following the death of President William Henry Harrison....

Hunter, William, 1774-1849

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William M. Hunter, a United States Navy officer. Midshipman (1809), Lieutenant (1813, July 24), commander (Mar. 21, 1826), Captain (Feb. 9, 1837). He served with Charles Stewart (1778-1869), on the Constitution, during its cruise to the Windward Islands and later, in 1820-1824, in the Pacific Squadron. Hunter died on March 5, 1849. From the description of Receipt book kept on board of the U.S. Frigate Constitution, 1814, May 21 -- Oct. 18. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & B...

Jackson, George W., 1803 or 1804-1860

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Abbott & Bliss

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Ferguson, William

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Epithet: of Add MS 34417 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000981.0x0003ca Epithet: of Sloane MS 4040 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000981.0x0003cc Epithet: of Add MS 36154 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000981.0x0003cb Epithet: Commissioner...

Tiffany, Ward & Company

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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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James Knox Polk followed a career path which was blazed by Andrew Jackson. Both men hailed from southwestern North Carolina. Both migrated to Tennessee, where they practiced law and entered politics, and both were elected president of the United States. As similar as their paths were, James Polk was a different personality from his fiery predecessor. His life and career were marked by a relentless pursuit of his goals instead of the dramatic aura that perpetually surrounded Jackson. The effect...

Potter, Charles

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Armington, Hervey, 1793-1868

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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. As one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, he argued over 200 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court between 1814 and his death in 1852. During his life, he was a member of the Federalist Party, the Nati...

Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886

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American diplomat, lawyer, and biographer; son of John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848; U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts 1859-61, U.S. Minister to England, 1861-68; U.S. Arbitrator at the Geneva Tribunal ("Alabama" claims), 1871-72. From the guide to the Charles Francis Adams letters, 1844-1878, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

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...

Dorr, Thomas Wilson, 1805-1854

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Thomas Wilson Dorr, is well known as the leader of the Dorr Rebellion. A Providence lawyer, Dorr had become the leader of the Law and Order Party that had a platform of suffrage reform. At the time, Rhode Island was still operating under the colonial charter of 1663, which stated that only landowners had the right to vote. Dorr's party sought a more democratic constitution which would give voting power to the landless. The party held a convention and adopted a "People's Constitution,...

Abbott & Bliss

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Armington, Hervey.

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Gibbs, William C.

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Bliss, Zenas.

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Jackson, George W. (George Washington), 1861-

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George W. Jackson graduated from Trinity Park School in 1921 and attended Trinity College from fall 1921-spring 1923. From the description of George W. Jackson scrapbook, circa 1920-1935. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 163586527 George Washington Jackson, Jr. was originally from Hertford, North Carolina. He graduated from Trinity Park School in Durham in 1921. He attended Trinity College from 1921-1923. While at Trinity College, Jackson was a member of the Co...