Cave Johnson papers, 1833-1948.

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Cave Johnson papers, 1833-1948.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173863273

The collection consists of papers of Cave Johnson from 1833-1848. The papers include correspondence from Andrew Jackson to Cave Johnson (1843); a holograph copy of a letter from Jackson to Felix Grundy (1853); and a letter from John Tyler to Johnson (1842). The bulk of the collection consist of letters from James K. Polk to Johnson (1833-1848) with one letter from Polk to Theophilis Fisk (1844). The correspondence primarily pertains to the period (1829-1837, 1839-1845) when Johnson represented his Tennessee district in Congress. The collection sheds light on the internal organization and working of the Jackson Party. The 1832 letters concern the break between Andrew Jackson and Judge Hugh Lawson White and the early beginnings of the Whig party in Tennessee; the letters written by Polk in 1844-1845 pertain to his own nomination and election in the 1844 presidential campaign.

.25 linear ft. : (1 box, 2 OBV)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6927278

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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