Letters, 1817, 1833.

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Letters, 1817, 1833.

1817 letter to Jacob Thompson introduces Colonel McKnight; 1833 letter to Tristam Burges refuses to interfere in the case of James Whippey seeking a discharge from the army.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Thompson, Jacob, 1810-1885

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American politician. From the description of Letter signed : "Department of the Interior," to J.S. Black, Attorney-General, 1858 May 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572142 From the description of Letter signed : "Department of the Interior," to J.S. Black, Attorney General, 1857 Dec. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572137 From the description of Signature clipped from the register of Brown's Hotel : Washington, D.C., 1858 Jun. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat reco...

Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

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Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Philli...

United States. War Department

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Marcy served as Secretary of War under James K. Polk, 1845-1849. From the description of William L. Marcy letter : Washington [D.C.], to Col. J.D. Stevenson, New York City, ALS, 1846 June 26. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 43771263 Officer, Second U.S. Cavalry, 1868-1892. From the description of Report of Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane, 1870 Dec.15. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 43955079 U.S. gov...

Whippey, James, 1705-1773

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Burges, Tristam, 1770-1853

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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1825-1835; lawyer, Providence, R.I.; faculty member at Brown University. From the description of Tristam Burges papers, 1821-1838 and n.d. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 86167735 U.S. Rep. from R.I. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Washington, D.C.?], to Messrs. Gales & Seaton, [1834] Mar. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530733 From the description of Autograph letter signe...