Edward E. Brooks correspondence, 1843
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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...
Brooks, Edward, 1784-1859
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Brooks was born in Bordentown, New Jersey, March 10, 1784, son of William Brooks. Prior to the War of 1812, he migrated to Kentucky, where he joined Colonel Richard M. Johnson mount regiment which fought at the Battle of the Thames. Returning to Kentucky, he was commissioned a lieutenant in the U.S. Army and saw action on the lower Mississippi. He became a captain in 1826 and resigned June 6, 1827. He served as colonel in the First Regiment of Michigan Militia during the Black Hawk War. In 1817 ...
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....
