William R. King Letters, . 1825; 1849

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William R. King Letters, . 1825; 1849

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William R. King (1786-1853) was a United States senator from Alabama, who was later elected vice president of the United States. The collection includes letters from King: one, 1825, is to the secretary of the treasury concerning a pension for a Revolutionary War soldier; the other, 1849, is to John W. Womack, legislator, judge, and planter of Eutaw, Ala., commenting on the most recent session of Congress and on Alabama politics.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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King, William R. (William Rufus), 1786-1853

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William Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786 – April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the 13th vice president of the United States for six weeks in 1853 before his death. Earlier he had been elected as a U.S. representative from North Carolina and a senator from Alabama. He also served as minister to France during the reign of King Louis Philippe I. A Democrat, he was a Unionist and his contemporaries considered him to be a moderate on the issues of sectionalism, slavery ...