Letters, 1793-1832.

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Letters, 1793-1832.

Personal letters from Randolph to his nephew, John St. George Randolph and to one Dr. Robinson, commenting on the relations between the new states of the South and Great Britain, and on the Napoleonic Wars, and describing a visit to England in 1822. There are also letters showing Randolph's concern over diplomatic matters and for the personal welfare of slaves, a letter from Randolph to J.M. Garnett indicating his interest in newspapers as a force for molding public opinion, and letters to Randolph from James Wilkinson concerning remarks made by Randolph about Wilkinson.

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Randolph, John, 1773-1833

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Randolph served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1799-1813, 1815-1817, 1819-1825, 1827-1829), the U.S. Senate (1825-1827), the Virginia Constitutional Convention (1829-1830), and as Minister to Russia (1830-1831). From the description of Letter of introduction, 10 July 1813. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235133950 U. S. Congressman from Virginia. From the description of Letter [manuscript] : Liverpool, England, to Jacob Harvey, Cork Irela...

Wilkerson, James H. (James Herbert), 1869-1948

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James Herbert Wilkerson (1869-1948) was born in Savannah, Missouri. He was a graduate of DuPauw and Wesleyan Universities. President Warren G. Harding appointed Wilkerson to the post of federal judge for the U.S. Northern District of Illinois in 1922. From the description of Wilkerson, James H. (James Herbert), 1869-1948 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10610071 ...

Randolph, John St. George,

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