Papers, 1849-1862.

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Papers, 1849-1862.

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The collection contains 4 letters from Smith. The first, to William B. Preston, requests a midshipman appointment (1849). The second (1856) apologizes for Smith's absence at Indiana Republican meetings. The third (1861) is an oath of loyalty to the U.S. government. The last (1862) regards the unnecessary burning of trees by soldiers at Camp Sullivan, Indianapolis.

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Smith, Caleb B. (Caleb Blood), 1808-1864

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Caleb Blood Smith, lawyer, congressman, and Secretary of the Interior. Smith was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives, and was reelected in 1834, 1835, and 1836. He represented Indiana in the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, and Thirtieth Congress serving on the Committee of Foreign Affairs, and chairing the Committee on Territories. Known for his staunch opposition to the Mexican War, he refused another nomination and left Congress in 1849. He practiced law in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was p...