Samuel Medary papers, 1848-1932.

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Samuel Medary papers, 1848-1932.

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Letters to and biographical materials about Medary, territorial governor of Minnesota (1857-1858) and Kansas (1859-1860) and later publisher of a Columbus, Ohio, newspaper. The letters (1848-1860), from Martin Van Buren, Lewis Cass, Edwin M. Stanton, James W. Buchanan, and Milton S. Latham, discuss Democratic politics, Indian affairs in Kansas, and efforts to achieve statehood for Kansas.

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Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

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Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Philli...

Buchanan, James W.

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Latham, Milton S. (Milton Slocum), 1827-1882

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Milton S. Latham was a United States Senator from California during the 1860s. From the description of Milton Latham papers, 1850-1860. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81260138 Latham was a Calif. lawyer, admitted to the bar in 1848. In 1851, he was elected District Attorney for the Sacramento Judicial District. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1852-1855) and Senate (1860-1863). From the description of Milton S. Latham papers and scrapbooks, 1848-19...

Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862

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Martin Van Buren (b. Kinderhook, New York, December 5, 1782-d. July 24, 1862, Kinderhook, New York), studied law, was admitted to bar, New York, 1803; moved to Huson surrogate of Columbia Co.; member of State Senate, 1813-1820; attorney general of New York, 1815-1819; delegate to state constitutional convention, 1821; U.S. Senate Democrat, March 4, 1821-1828; Governor of New York, 1828-1829; U.s. Secretary of State, March 12, 1829 - August 1, 1831; Vice President, 1832; President, 1836-1840....

Medary, S. (Samuel), 1801-1864

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Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869

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American jurist and politician. From the description of Letter signed : "War Department," to William Pitt Fessenden, 1862 May 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580939 U.S. secretary of war 1862-1868. From the description of Telegram (draft) : ms. : Washington, D.C., to Ulysses S. Grant, Appomattox C.H., Va., 1865 Apr. 9. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122380613 Secretary of War; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. ...