Edward Douglass White letter, 1832 June 2.

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Edward Douglass White letter, 1832 June 2.

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Letter from Edward Douglass White to George William Boyd, who had urged White to run for governor of Louisiana. Writing from Washington, D.C., where Congress was still in session, White describes his lack of interest in the governorship, citing his doubts about his fitness to lead during a time of national strife, but expresses his readiness to run if the nomination is offered to him. He laments his party's failure to organize effectively in Louisiana and suggests that committees of "gentlemen in New Orleans" begin meeting to lay the groundwork for a political machine in that state.

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White, Edward Douglass, 1795-1847

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Edward Douglass White was born in Maury County, Tenn., and moved to Louisiana as a boy with his father. After graduating from the University of Nashville in Nashville, Tenn., White began practicing law in Donaldsonville, La. He was appointed judge of the New Orleans Municipal Court in 1825. From 1829 until his resignation in 1834, White served three terms as a representative in the U.S. Congress, where he was member of the Whig Party and an ally of Henry Clay. After serving one term as governor ...

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Boyd, George W. (George William), 1791-1895

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Boyd moved from place to place through Louisiana, Illinois, and the East, finally settling in Portland, Me. He was educated at Bowdoin College, appointed sheriff of Lafayette, La., in 1835, worked as aide-de-camp and adjutant in the Army from 1813 to 1817, and earned a colonelcy; his main work was in real estate. From the description of Papers, 1809-1851. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70976164 ...