Papers, 1823-1969.

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Papers, 1823-1969.

Consists of a letter by Henry Clay (1777-1852) of Kentucky, to James Erwin, Ashland, Kentucky, discussing presidential politics, Dec. 29, 1823; commencement program for Dr. Blackie's School, 1878; a report entitled Operation historymakers by Dr. Jesse C. Burt; a notebook of historical sketches of notable Nashville, Tennessee citizens; a newspaper account of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's visit to Nashville, 1934; and history and genealogy of William Bean (1720-1782).

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States. Born on March 15, 1767 in the Waxhaw Settlement in South Carolina; though just a boy, participated in the battle of Hanging Rock during the Revolution, captured by the British and imprisoned. He worked for a time in a saddler's shop and afterward taught school before studying law in Salisbury, N.C. In 1788 he was appointed solicitor of the western district of North Carolina, comprising what is now the State of Tennessee. Upon the admission of T...

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House speaker and the ninth secretary of state. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Grea...

Bean, William, 1720-1782.

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...

Erwin, James, 1775-1848

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Burt, Jesse Clifton, 1921-

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Bean family.

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