Papers, 1837-1854.

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Papers, 1837-1854.

These papers consist largely of correspondence to various newspaper editors, constituents concerning patronage, speeches, and his newpaper subscriptions. Correspondents include F.P. Blair, J.H. Caster, Henry A. Wise, John C. Rives, and A.W. Downing.

15 p.

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Library of Virginia

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Blair Jr., Francis Preston, 1821-1875

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Blair was born in Lexington, Kentucky. He was the third and youngest son of newspaper editor and politician Francis Preston Blair, and Eliza Violet (Gist) Blair. He was the brother of Montgomery Blair, a Mayor of St. Louis and Postmaster General under Lincoln, and the cousin of B. Gratz Brown, a U.S. Senator and Governor of Missouri. Blair attended schools in Washington, D.C., was matriculated in Yale and the University of North Carolina, but graduated from Princeton University in 1841, and then...

Bayly, Thomas Henry, 1810-1856

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Bayly (1810-1856), from Accomack County, Virginia, was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1835-1840), a general in the militia, a judge, and finally, a U.S. Representative (1844-1856). From the description of Papers, 1837-1854. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122624944 Thomas Henry Bayly was born 11 December 1809 in Accomack County, Virginia, to Thomas Monteagle Bayly (1775-1834) and Margaret Pettit Cropper Bayly. He attended private schools, then attended the Unive...

Downing, A.W.

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Wise, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1806-1876

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American lawyer and politician; governor of Virginia. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, to President Buchanan, 1857 Mar. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588282 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Thomas Teackle in Baltimore, 1841 Jan. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588600 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, to Col. T.H. Ellis, 1859 Aug. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588...

Caster, J.H.

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Rives, John C. (John Cook), 1795-1864

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American journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to R. Smith, 1834 Dec. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270655239 Newspaper publisher, of Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers, 1834-1877. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20121606 ...