Papers, 1850-1862.

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Papers, 1850-1862.

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Letters to Booker, in Hampton, Va., from M.R.H. Garnett, R.M.T. Hunter, and Henry A. Wise, relating principally to politics. Included are discussions of Garnett's race for a seat in the House of Representatives, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the 1856 presidential election, abolition, states' rights, and secession.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6963837

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Hunter, R. M. T. (Robert Mercer Taliaferro), 1809-1887

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Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (April 21, 1809 – July 18, 1887) was a Virginia lawyer, politician and plantation owner. He was a U.S. Representative (1837–1843, 1845–1847), Speaker of the House (1839–1841), and U.S. Senator (1847–1861). During the American Civil War, Hunter became the Confederate States Secretary of State (1861–1862) and then a Confederate Senator (1862–1865) and critic of President Jefferson Davis. After the war, Hunter failed to win re-election to the U.S. Senate, but did ser...

Booker, George, 1816?-1878.

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Garnett, Muscoe R. H. (Muscoe Russell Hunter), 1821-1864

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University of Virginia student form Essex County; member of the Virginia legislature and both the U.S. and C.S. Congress. From the description of Muscoe H.R. Garnett Letter to Sally H.A. Hunter, 1838 November 14. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 123759082 ...

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...