Letters, 1827-1850.

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Letters, 1827-1850.

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Letters concerning Snow's business affairs; religious and social customs, especially the celebration of Christmas and the anniversary of Andrew Jackson's victory over the British in New Orleans, La.; local politics; Snow's attitude toward slavery; descriptions of Henry Clay, Vice President Millard Fillmore, and President Zachary Taylor's horse, "Old Whitey," on a trip to Washington, D.C., in 1850; and excitement in New York City in 1850 over the possibility of the secession of the southern states.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Snow, Charles Richard

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Physician and druggist, of Tuscaloosa, Ala. From the description of Letters, 1827-1850. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270952 From the description of Letters, 1827-1850. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20315291 ...

Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874

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Millard Fillmore was born in Cayuga County, N.Y. and later became a resident of East Aurora and Buffalo. He was a lawyer, local office holder, State Assemblyman, U.S. Congressman, N.Y. State Comptroller, Vice-President under Zachary Taylor and 13th U.S. President, 1850-1853. He was also involved in establishing numerous Buffalo institutions. He was a founder and first Chancellor of the University of Buffalo, Commander of the Union Continentals (Home Guard) during Civil War, and first president o...