Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1839-1845, n.d.

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Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1839-1845, n.d.

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Consists of letters and speeches of George Mifflin Dallas: one letter dated 8 June 1839 at St. Petersburg to John Forsyth, U.S. Secretary of State; one letter dated 17 November 1844 to James K. Polk, President-elect of the U.S. (this is a copy in the hand of one of Dallas' daughters); a draft in Dallas' hand of his speech upon becoming presiding officer of the Senate in 1845; and a portion of another speech to the Senate, in the same hand as the copy of the letter to Polk, with corrections in Dallas' own hand.

4 items (5 leaves).

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Dallas, George Mifflin, 1792-1864

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John Forsyth (1780-1841) was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on October 22. He graduated from Princeton in 1799 and was admitted to the bar in 1802. In 1808, Forsyth became the Attorney-General of Georgia. He was elected governor of Georgia in 1828. He married Clara Meigs, daughter of Josiah Meigs, who was the first president of Franklin College (later named the University of Georgia). Forsyth died on October 21, 1841. From the description of John Forsyth papers, 1811-1841. (Georgi...

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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