Papers, 1887-1907.

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Papers, 1887-1907.

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Collection contains personal letters mostly addressed to Norris. Three are from his friend, Senator Zebulon B. Vance of N.C., and three are from Senator Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn of Ky. Others are from John Tyler Morgan, former Confederate officer and then U.S. Senator. His letters concern Democratic party factionalism. Morgan was a great booster of Maryland's Senator Arthur P. German, in the latter's efforts to wrest party control from Grover Cleveland.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7385954

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Stiles, Joseph C. (Joseph Clay), 1795-1875

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Joseph Clay Stiles (1795-1875) was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of Joseph Stiles and his first wife, Catherine Clay Stiles. He was a graduate of Yale College and became a Presbyterian minister. From the description of Joseph Clay Stiles diploma, 1846. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 157010783 Joseph Clay Stiles (1795-1875), Presbyterian clergyman. Son of a Georgia rice planter, he graduated from Yale (class of 1814). After graduation, he briefly serve...

Vance, Zebulon Baird, 1830-1894

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Confederate general; governor of North Carolina, and U.S. senator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Washington], to William F. Vilas, 1888 May 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574072 Confederate Army officer, governor of North Carolina, and U.S. senator from North Carolina. From the description of Papers, 1857-1893. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20460648 Zebulon Baird Vance, a native of Buncombe County, N.C., was go...

Norris, James Lawson.

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Washington, D.C. patent attorney. From the description of Papers, 1887-1907. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36791131 ...

Morgan, John Tyler, 1824-1907

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A lawyer from Dallas County, Alabama, Morgan was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1876 and served there until his death. As chairman of the Inter-oceanic and Foreign Relations Committees, he promoted the annexation of Cuba and the construction of an isthmian canal. From the description of Papers, 1857-1907. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 26181771 U.S. senator from Alabama and lawyer. From the description of Papers of John Tyler Morgan, 1840-1907 (bulk 1882...