Papers, 1805-1903.

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Papers, 1805-1903.

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Correspondence, business, and land records of Jesse Barton and John R. Mulvany, brothers-in-law residing in St. Clairsville and Zanesville, Ohio, respectively. Includes three letters from John C. Calhoun, 1837-1839; a letter from P.H. Mulvany, an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War, describing campaigns and camp life; and letters from California during the Gold Rush. Other letters pertain to Ohio and Pennsylvania politics.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6963634

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850

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John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He is remembered for strongly defending slavery and for advancing the concept of minority states' rights in politics. He did this in the context of protecting the interests of the white South when its residents were outnumbered by Northerners. He began his political career as a nationalist, mo...

Mulvany, P. H.

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Mulvany, John R.

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Barton, Jesse.

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