Papers collected by Merrill D. Peterson, 1812-1960 bulk 1812-1860.
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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. As one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, he argued over 200 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court between 1814 and his death in 1852. During his life, he was a member of the Federalist Party, the Nati...
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...
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...
Peterson, Merrill D.
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University of Virginia professor of history. From the description of Papers collected by Merrill D. Peterson, 1812-1960 bulk 1812-1860. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32959611 Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Professor of History at the University of Virginia. From the description of Merrill D. Peterson papers [manuscript], 1979-2008. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648020075 From the description of Merrill D. Peterson pa...
Cleaves, Freeman, 1904-
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Freeman Cleaves, member of the staff of the Financial World, historian, writer, and public lecturer on American history, particularly, the Civil War. From the description of Research papers of Freeman Cleaves, 1940-1960. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122565018 ...
