Letter, 1876 July 25, Nashville, Tennessee [to] S.J. Tilden, Albany, New York.

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Letter, 1876 July 25, Nashville, Tennessee [to] S.J. Tilden, Albany, New York.

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Letter from Tennessee governor James D. Porter to New York governor Samuel J. Tilden concerning plans for the 1876 Tennessee Democratic state convention which would be supporting Tilden's presidential bid.

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Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA

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Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886

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Samuel Jones Tilden (February 9, 1814 – August 4, 1886) was the 25th Governor of New York and the Democratic candidate for president in the disputed election of 1876. Tilden is the only individual to win an outright majority of the popular vote in a United States presidential election but lose the election. Tilden was born into a wealthy family in New Lebanon, New York. Attracted to politics at a young age, he became a protégé of Martin Van Buren, the eighth President of the United States. Af...

Porter, James D. (James Davis), 1828-1912

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James D. Porter (1828-1912) received bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Nashville and earned a law degree from Cumberland University in 1884. He was a trustee of the Peabody Education Fund in 1883, President of the Tennessee Historical Society, and an author. From the description of James D. Porter Papers, 1902. (Vanderbilt University Library). WorldCat record id: 262478713 ...

Democratic Party (Tenn.)

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