Willie Person Mangum Papers 1771-1906 (bulk 1771-1868)

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...

Brown, James, British businessman.

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Mangum, Willie Person, 1827-1881

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Gilliam, Robert B.

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Gales, Weston R.

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Cain family.

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Mangum family.

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Mangum, Arthur.

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Waddell, Hugh, 1799-1878

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Mangum, Charity Alston Cain.

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Swain, David Lowry, 1801-1868

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David Lowry Swain, lawyer, governor, and educator, was born near Asheville, N.C., in Buncombe County. His father, George Swain, was a Massachusetts native who settled in Georgia and served in the Georgia legislature and constitutional convention of 1795 before moving to the North Carolina mountains. Caroline Swain, his mother, was the daughter of Jesse Lane. Caroline Swain had four children with her first husband, David Lowry. She and George Swain had seven children, of whom David ...

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...

Mangum, Willie Person, 1792-1861

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Willie Person Mangum (May 10, 1792 – September 7, 1861) was a U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1831 and 1836 and between 1840 and 1853. He was one of the founders and leading members of the Whig party, and was a candidate for president in 1836 as part of the unsuccessful Whig strategy to defeat Martin Van Buren by running four candidates with local appeal in different regions of the country. He is, as of 2020, the only major-party presidential nominee to have been a North Ca...

Stanly, Edward, 1810-1872

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Cain family.

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Johnson, Reverdy, 1796-1876

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American jurist and diplomat. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Annapolis, Maryland, to Jonathan Meredith, 1841 Feb. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270486276 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Annapolis, Maryland, to Jonathan Meredith, 1830 Dec. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270486259 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to "My dear Otho", 1845 Dec. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270491319 ...

Haywood, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1852

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Cameron, Paul C. (Paul Carrington), 1808-1891

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Paul C. Cameron was born in Stagville, NC. He attended the University of North Carolina from 1823 to 1825. At which point, he entered the American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy (forerunner to Norwich University), and graduated in 1828. He then attended Trinity College from 1828 to 1829. Paul Cameron owned extensive plantations in North Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi. He was also active in railroad construction, banking, cotton manufacture and politics. Cameron was a liberal suppor...

Mangum, Priestly Hinton, 1795-1850.

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Chavis, John, 1763-1838

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John Mack Townsley Chavis was a historian and university administrator at the University of Michigan. Born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1923, Chavis attended Toledo Public Schools and upon graduation enrolled in the Hampton Institute in Hampton, West Virginia. His education was interrupted when he was called into military service, where he served for five years in the U.S. Army. When his term of service was complete, Chavis enrolled at the University of Toledo, where he earned a B.A. in hist...

Weeks, Stephen B. (Stephen Beauregard), 1865-1918

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Stephen Beauregard Weeks (1865-1918) was a North Carolina educator and historian. He was superintendent of an Indian school in Arizona. From the description of Stephen Beauregard Weeks papers, 1746-1941 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24144883 From the guide to the Stephen Beauregard Weeks Papers, 1746-1941, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Gaston, William, 1778-1844

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American jurist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Savannah, to Charles S. Henry, 1825 Nov. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269581046 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to F. De Petit De Villers, Esq., 1828 July 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269582548 Epithet: of Balcombe British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000446.0x0001af William Gaston of New Ber...

Burlingame, Anson, 1820-1870

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Attorney, Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts state senator, 1852; congressman, 1855-1860; U.S. minister to Peking, China, 1860-1867. From the description of Letter : Washington, [D.C], to W[illia]m L. Lincoln, 1860 June 10. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27988840 Anson Burlingame was American envoy to China. The city of Burlingame, Calif., was named in his honor by William C. Ralston. From the description of Anson Burlingame papers,...

Hinton, Charles Lewis, 1793-1861

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Williams, Lewis, 1786-1842

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U.S. representative from North Carolina. From the description of Lewis Williams correspondence, 1820-1828. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981376 ...

Mangum, Arthur. Arthur Mangum papers.

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Cain, Wm. (William), 1847-1930

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Mathematician and civil engineer. From the description of Wm. Cain books, 1868-1896, and 1920s [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23045553 William Cain (1847-1930) was a mathematician and civil engineer. He was the son of William Cain and Sarah Jane Bailey Cain of Hillsboro, N.C. He came to the University of North Carolina as a member of the faculty in 1889. From the guide to the Wm. Cain Books, ., 1868-1896, and 1920s, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...

Whig Party (U.S.)

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Weed, Thurlow, 1797-1882

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Thurlow Weed, politician and journalist, was born in Cairo, N.Y., on 15 November 1797. He married Catherine Ostrander in 1818. Weed was a leader of the anti-Masonic movement of the 1820's and 30's, a New York assemblyman from 1829-1831, and a key member of the Whig Party and then the Republican Party. From 1824-1826 Weed was the owner and editor of Rochester Telegraph. He published Anti-Masonic Enquirer, and from 1829-1863 he worked as a reporter and editor for the anti-Masons' paper, Albany Eve...

Mangum family.

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Southard, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1787-1842

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U.S. secretary of the navy and U.S. senator from and governor of New Jersey. From the description of Papers of Samuel L. Southard, 1809-1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77961420 Secretary of the navy. From the description of Letter : from several correspondents, 1825 Jan. 17. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28996223 Samuel L. Southard (1787-1842) was a prominent U.S. statesman of the early 19th century. He served as a New Jersey Senator from...

Nash, Frederick, 1781-1858

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Iredell, James, 1788-1853

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American statesman; Governor of North Carolina. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Executive Office, No. Carolina, Raleigh, to His Excellency, Gerard L. Brandon, Governor of Mississippi, 1828 Mar. 25. (Morgan Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 83003724 Lawyer, North Carolina governor, and U.S. senator. From the description of James Iredell account books, 1807-1841. WorldCat record id: 23186294 ...

Seward, George F. (George Frederick), 1840-1910

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U.S. Minister to China, 1876-1880; President of the Fidelity and Casualty Company, New York City. From the description of George F. Seward papers, 1885-1910. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58780527 ...

Saunders, Romulus Mitchell, 1791-1867.

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Lawyer, North Carolina state legislator and attorney general, member of the U.S. Congress, and minister to Spain, 1856-1849; of Raleigh (Wake Co.), N.C. From the description of Papers, 1833-1866; (bulk 1846-1848). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20313811 ...

Webb, J. Watson (James Watson), 1802-1884

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James Watson Webb was born in Claverack, New York on February 8, 1802. Webb's military career included service in Illinois during the 1820s. In 1827 his journalistic career began with the acquisition of the New York Morning Courier. In 1829 he acquired and merged the New York Enquirer with the Courier. In 1861 he sold his newspaper interest to the New York World. Webb was a nationally prominent journalist and editor whose writings sometimes resulted in libel suits and duels. During the Civil War...

Mangum, Charity Alston Cain. Charity Alston Cain Mangum papers.

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Gales, Weston R.

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Shufeldt, Robert Wilson, 1822-1895

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Naval officer, explorer, and diplomat. From the description of Papers of Robert Wilson Shufeldt, 1836-1910 (bulk 1860-1880). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71060443 Biographical Note 1822, Feb. 21 Born, Red Hook, N.Y. 1839 Appointed midshipman in the U.S. Navy ...

Badger, George Edmund, 1795-1866

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George E. Badger, superior court judge, secretary of the Navy, and U.S. senator, 1844-1855, of Raleigh, N.C. From the description of George Edmund Badger papers, 1827-1864. WorldCat record id: 22979255 From the guide to the George Edmund Badger Papers, 1827-1864, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) American jurist; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1841; U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1846-1855. From the gu...

Gilliam, Robert B.

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Mangum, Priestly Hinton, 1829-1907

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Graham, William A. (William Alexander), 1804-1875

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Governor of and U.S. senator from North Carolina. From the description of Letter of William A. Graham, 1852. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450527 William Alexander Graham (September 5, 1804 - August 11, 1875) was a United States Senator from North Carolina from 1840 to 1843, the 30th Governor of North Carolina from 1845 to 1849 and United States Secretary of the Navy from 1850 to 1852. He was also a candidate for the vice-presidency in 1852. From the descripti...

Brown, James, British businessman.

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Burton, H. G. (Hutchins Gordon), 1782-1836

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H. G. (Hutchins Gordon) Burton (1782-1836) served in the North Carolina General Assembly, 1810-1816; was elected to the state House of Commons, 1817; served in the United States House of Representatives, 1819-1824; and was Governor of North Carolina, 1824-1827. From the guide to the H. G. Burton Papers, ., 1809-1839, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) H. G. Burton was U.S. representative (1819-1824) from and governor (1824...

Waddell, Hugh, 1799-1879

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