Letters, 1783-1843.

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Letters, 1783-1843.

Collection consists of three letters. One letter is addressed to the father of John Calhoun from Robert Anderson in regards to an elderly slave (1783). The other two letters are addressed to John Calhoun from William Cleaveland (1820), and from G.M. Thompson (1843). Thompson's letter relates, in part, to Calhoun's involvement in the forthcoming presidential election.

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Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850

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John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He is remembered for strongly defending slavery and for advancing the concept of minority states' rights in politics. He did this in the context of protecting the interests of the white South when its residents were outnumbered by Northerners. He began his political career as a nationalist, mo...