Records and correspondence of the Board of Managers of the Washington National Monument Society, 1833-1867 (bulk1833-1859).

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Records and correspondence of the Board of Managers of the Washington National Monument Society, 1833-1867 (bulk1833-1859).

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Correspondence, minutes of proceedings, collectors' accounts, announcements, addresses, and other documents emanating from the Board of Managers, chiefly from the files of Peter Forces. Other correspondents include George Watterston, John Adams Dix, and John Carroll Brent. Included are items that document the conflict between the "old" Board of Managers and the body created by the Know-Nothings.

85 pieces.1 box.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Dix, John Adams, 1798-1879

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Dix was born in Boscawen, New Hampshire on July 24 1798, the son of Timothy Dix and Abigail Wilkins, and brother of composer Marion Dix Sullivan. He was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, and joined the US Army as an ensign in May 1813, serving under his father until the latter's death a few months later. He attained the rank of captain in August 1825 and resigned from the Army in December 1828. In 1826, Dix married Catherine Morgan, the adopted daughter of Congressman John J. Morgan, who g...

Force, Peter, 1790-1868

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American historian and mayor general. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Mayor's office, Washington, to James Greenleaf, esq., 1836 Aug. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270524419 Antiquarian, historian, and mayor of Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers and collection of Peter Force, 1170-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81049951 Archivist and historian. From the description of Receipt, 1853. (Historical Societ...

Brock, R. A. 1839-1914,

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Watterston, George, 1783-1854

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Lawyer, editor, and Librarian of Congress. From the description of Papers of George Watterston, 1809-1866 (bulk 1820-1845). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71069001 Librarian of Congress. From the description of Letter, 1830 December 16, [Washington, D.C.?], to Daniel Webster, United States Senate [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812187 ...

Brent, John Carroll, 1814-1876

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Editor of Washington, D.C. From the description of John Carroll Brent letterbook, 1841-1850 (bulk 1841-1845). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132667 Editor, of Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers, 1841-1850 (bulk 1841-1845). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34576580 From the description of John Carroll Brent diary, 1846-1867. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 605881783 ...

Washington National Monument Society

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Organized in 1833. From the description of Treasurer's records, 1849. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522236 Washington National Monument Society was organized in Sept. 1833. The society was governed by a board of thirteen managers. In 1855-1858, the Society was under the control of the Know-Nothings who created their own Board of Managers. Due to this conflict and the Civil War, the construction lagged until 1876 when the Congress took over th...

American Party (Washington, D.C.)

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