Papers, 1819-1864.

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Papers, 1819-1864.

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Collection contains a pardon, 1819, for Isaac Parke, convicted of mutinous conduct; letters of Winfield Scott appointing Thian to a clerkship in the office of the commanding general, U.S. Army, 1853, and commending him to Edward David Townsend, adjutant general, 1864; a facsimile of the South Carolina ordinance of secession, 1860; a biographical sketch of Thian by his son Prosper; a portrait of Thian; a letter from Prosper Thian to R.H. Woody of Duke University Library; and five scrapbooks containing Raphael Thian's collection of antebellum and Confederate currency and bonds.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7413976

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866

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Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was an American military commander and political candidate. He served as a general in the United States Army from 1814 to 1861, taking part in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the early stages of the American Civil War, and various conflicts with Native Americans. Scott was the Whig Party's presidential nominee in the 1852 presidential election, but was defeated by Democrat Franklin Pierce. He was known as Old Fuss and Feathers for his insi...

Parke, Isaac.

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Thian, Prosper.

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Thian, Raphael Prosper.

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Chief clerk, Adjutant-general's office, 1861-65, Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers, 1819-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39390457 ...