David Hubbard papers, 1807-1871.

King, William R. (William Rufus), 1786-1853

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William Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786 – April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the 13th vice president of the United States for six weeks in 1853 before his death. Earlier he had been elected as a U.S. representative from North Carolina and a senator from Alabama. He also served as minister to France during the reign of King Louis Philippe I. A Democrat, he was a Unionist and his contemporaries considered him to be a moderate on the issues of sectionalism, slavery ...

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...

Ewell, Lizinka Campbell Brown, 1820-1872.

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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

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The Republican Party is a national political party in the United States, and was founded in 1854. In the 1864 election, the party took the name National Union Party to allow the participation of Democrats. From the description of Republican Party tickets, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 496362231 From the guide to the Republican Party tickets, 1864, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Chickasaw Land Company.

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Brown, Campbell, 1840-1893

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Major, Confederate Army; staff officer of Gen. Richard Ewell; son of Lizinka Campbell Brown Ewell. From the description of Brown-Ewell papers : addition, 1803-1919, bulk 1865-1872. (Tennessee State Library & Archives). WorldCat record id: 35133507 From the description of Brown-Ewell papers, 1852-1883. (Tennessee State Library & Archives). WorldCat record id: 35133451 Campbell Brown was a Confederate Army officer. From the guide to the Campbell Br...

Nooe, John Augustine, 1812-1865.

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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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James Knox Polk followed a career path which was blazed by Andrew Jackson. Both men hailed from southwestern North Carolina. Both migrated to Tennessee, where they practiced law and entered politics, and both were elected president of the United States. As similar as their paths were, James Polk was a different personality from his fiery predecessor. His life and career were marked by a relentless pursuit of his goals instead of the dramatic aura that perpetually surrounded Jackson. The effect...

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

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Writer, politician and financier, of Pennsylvania. From the description of Nicholas Biddle letters, 1817-1840, and undated. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34992389 José Francisco Correia da Serra was a Portuguese scholar, naturalist and diplomat. From the guide to the José Francisco Correia da Serra letters, 1810-1823, 1810-1823, (American Philosophical Society) William Clark requested that Nicholas Biddle, scholar, statesman, and financier, writ...

Bank of the United States (1816-1836)

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In 1816, the Bank of the United States was rechartered, the first charter having expired in 1811, in an attempt to stabilize the national currency. Within the first three years, the bank was nearly ruined due to mismanagement. Langdon Cheves was elected president of its board of directors in 1819 and restored the bank's credit. In 1822, he resigned the post and was succeeded by Nicholas Biddle. The national charter for the bank expired in 1836, but Biddle kept the bank in operation until 1841, u...

Hubbard, David, 1792-1874

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Major, War of 1812; Alabama State Senator and Representative; Alabama Representative in the Confederate government; Confederate Commissioner of Indian Affairs. From the description of David Hubbard papers, 1807-1871. (Tennessee State Library & Archives). WorldCat record id: 27089240 ...

Crallé, Richard K. (Richard Kenner), 1800-1864

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Editor of the works of John C. Calhoun. From the description of Richard K. Crallé papers, 1814-1861. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981821 Newspaper editor, confidential clerk of John C. Calhoun, and editor the The works of John C. Calhoun, 1854-58. From the description of Papers of Richard Kenner Crallé [manuscript] 1829-60. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647968670 ...

Hubbard, Rebecca Stoddert, 1798-1872.

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Clay, C. C. (Clement Claiborne), 1816-1882

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U.S. Senator from Alabama. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to the President, 1854 May 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270903846 C. C. Clay (1816-1882) was a lawyer, U. S. Senator, Confederate diplomat, and planter from Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. He was married to Virginia Carolina (Tunstall) Clay (1825-1915). His father, Clement Comer Clay (1789-1866) was a U.S. Congressman and Governor of Alabama. From the description o...

Hubbard, Eliza Campbell, ca. 1811-1844.

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Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862

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Martin Van Buren (b. Kinderhook, New York, December 5, 1782-d. July 24, 1862, Kinderhook, New York), studied law, was admitted to bar, New York, 1803; moved to Huson surrogate of Columbia Co.; member of State Senate, 1813-1820; attorney general of New York, 1815-1819; delegate to state constitutional convention, 1821; U.S. Senate Democrat, March 4, 1821-1828; Governor of New York, 1828-1829; U.s. Secretary of State, March 12, 1829 - August 1, 1831; Vice President, 1832; President, 1836-1840....

Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Moore, A. B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873

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Born in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, Andrew B. Moore (1807-1873) was a lawyer and the Governor of Alabama from 1857 until the outbreak of the Civil War. On December 24, 1860, Moore issued writs of election, leading to the Secession Convention of 1861. During the war, he was appointed a special aide-de-camp under General Albert Sidney Johnston. A contemporary of Moore, John Willis Ellis (1820-1861) was a lawyer, judge, and the Governor of North Carolina from 1859...

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...

Whig Party (U.S.)

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Foster, Ephraim Hubbard, 1794-1854

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Lewis, Dixon Hall, 1802-1848

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U.S. senator and representative of Alabama. From the description of Letters of Dixon Hall Lewis, 1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014931 U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senator. From the description of Letters, 1838. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36200176 Politician Dixon H. Lewis (1802-1848) graduated from South Carolina College in 1820, and then moved to Autauga County, Alabama where he studied law and was admitted to the ...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...