Langdon Cheves papers, 1800-1967, bulk 1800-1844.

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Langdon Cheves papers, 1800-1967, bulk 1800-1844.

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Letter, 21 May 1800, to George Robertson, Sr., Barnwell County, S.C., re lawsuit brought against Robertson by Mrs. Molsey Jones over the administration of Molsey Jone's estate; letter, 20 May 1815, Charleston, S.C., to B[enjamin] W[illiams] Crowninshield, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C., re war record of the wounded Thomas Paine. Letters, 14 Apr. 1819, 2 Mar. 1819, 10 Nov. 1820, and 4 Dec. 1820, L. Cheves, President, Bank of United States, to various presidents of branch banks, re board resolutions, approval of his job performance, and decision making by local banks; letter, 1 Jan. l822, Philadelphia, Pa., to Nath[aniel] Silsbee, re Cheves' resignation as director; and letters, 1822-1830, Philadelphia, Pa., Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, Ga., to William Jones, re freedom and liberty, family news, and the sales of slaves identified by name. Letter, 19 Oct. 1829, Lancaster, Pa., to A. Bolmar, Philadelphia, Pa., re Langdon Cheves, Jr., and his preparation for college; letter, 15 Sept. 1830, Charleston, S.C., response to invitation to a States Rights dinner; letter, 16 Sept. 1830, from William Johnson, re states' rights dinner and opposition to nullification. Volume, 16 Oct. 1830, "Nile's Register," including correspondence of George Michael Troup, L. Cheves, and William Johnson, re nullification and a State Rights' dinner in Columbia, S.C.; letter, 15 Aug. 1831, Pendleton, S.C., to David James McCord, re nullification. Letter, 28 Nov. 1833, Beaufort, S.C., from John Milton Clapp, re a meteor shower and local events; letter, 26 Nov. 1844, re party politics and warning the Democratic Party against becoming associated with the Native American Party; also including obituary, 27 June 1857, including biographical sketch of Cheves; letter, 27 April 1967, Lancaster, Pa. from Dr. John L. Farmer, re information on Cheves and his residence during the period 1825-1830.

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Silsbee, Nathaniel, 1773-1850

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U.S. representative and senator from Massachusetts, shipowner, and banker. From the description of Nathaniel Silsbee papers, 1809-1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980464 ...

Cheeves family.

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Troup, George Michael, 1780-1856

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"George Troup served as a state representative, U.S. congressman, U.S. senator, and Georgia governor during the course of a lifelong political career. His two terms as Georgia's thirtieth governor (1823-27) were marked by his successful efforts to ensure the removal of the Creek Indians from the state. During the ensuing negotiations with the federal government over the Creek removal, Troup was a staunch advocate for state's rights. A Democratic Republican and later a Jacksonian, Troup was known...

Cheves, Langdon, 1776-1857

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Langdon Cheves (September 17, 1776 – June 26, 1857) was an American politician, lawyer and businessman from South Carolina. He was a U. S. Representative from 1810 to 1815, served as Speaker of the House in 1814–1815, and was president of the Second Bank of the United States from 1819 to 1822. Langdon Cheves was born at Bull Town Fort, on the Rocky River in South Carolina. His father, Alexander, was a native of Scotland; his mother, Mary Langdon, was from Virginia. At the age of ten he went t...

Clapp, John Milton

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Bank of the United States (1816-1836)

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In 1816, the Bank of the United States was rechartered, the first charter having expired in 1811, in an attempt to stabilize the national currency. Within the first three years, the bank was nearly ruined due to mismanagement. Langdon Cheves was elected president of its board of directors in 1819 and restored the bank's credit. In 1822, he resigned the post and was succeeded by Nicholas Biddle. The national charter for the bank expired in 1836, but Biddle kept the bank in operation until 1841, u...

States' Rights Democratic Party

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Hamilton, Paul

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Jones, William E.

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William Jones was located in Philadelphia at least during some of the time of keeping these journals. He was the son-in-law of Joseph Pennell. From the description of Business ledgers, 1839-1867. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 216880591 Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. Appointed May 9, 1623, to examine the state of the Virginia Company's affairs. From the description of Draft of proposed procedures against the Virginia Company, 1623. (Unive...

Fraser, Thomas Loughton Smith.

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American Party

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One of the most famous incidents of anti-Catholic sentiment expression occurred August 11, 1834; non-Catholic rioters looted and burned the Ursuline Convent of Mount Benedict in Charlestown, MA. Anti-Catholic violence also erupted in Philadelphia when 13 people were killed in riots in 1835. Activities by the American Nativist Party in Kensington, Pennsylvania, in 1844 also sparked anti-Catholic riots. In the 1850s, the American Party, also known as the Know-Nothing Party, was partly founded on a...

Farmer, John L., 1913-1995

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Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809

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Political theorist, New York. From the description of Letter, 1779 Jan. 17. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 476963318 Thomas Paine, English author and revolutionary. From the guide to the Thomas Paine manuscript material : 1 item, 1788, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Revolutionary pamphleteer, author of Common Sense and The Rights of Man. From the description of ALS, [1803] ...

Jones, Molsey

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Johnson, William, 1771-1834

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Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court, 1803-1834; native of Charleston, S.C.; member, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1794- 1798; Speaker, 1798; Judge, South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, 1798- 1804. From the description of William Johnson papers, 1806-1822. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 30846616 Johnson served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1804-1834. From the description of Correspondence of Will...

Cheves, Langdon, 1814-1863

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Son of Mary Elizabeth Dulles and Langdon Cheves (1776-1857); brother of author Louisa Susanna Cheves McCord (1810-1879); known as "Langdon Cheves, Jr." From the description of Letter, 1837 Dec. 2, Columbia, S.C., to P[ierce] M[ason] Butler. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 47112629 ...

Crowninshield, Benjamin Williams, 1772-1851

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Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (December 27, 1772 - February 3, 1851) served as the United States Secretary of the Navy between 1815 and 1818, during the administrations of Presidents James Madison and James Monroe. From the description of Letter, April 20, 1815. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18168831 Banker, U.S. secretary of the Navy, and U.S. representative from Massachusetts. From the description of Benjamin Williams Crowninshield correspondence, ...

Robertson, George, 1950-

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President of UAW Local 235 in Detroit, Michigan. From the description of Oral history interview with George Robertson, 1967. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321525 ...

McCord, David James, 1797-1855

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Author and editor of the Columbia Telescope (Columbia, S.C.), an outspoken newspaper that favored Nullification. From the description of Letter, 1831 June 29 (Columbia, S.C.), to David Bailie Warden (Paris, France) (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 191703383 Stephen Decatur Miller, Governor of S.C. From the description of Letters to Stephen Decatur Miller, Governor of South Carolina, Moses Benbow, and J.M. Adams, regarding nullification in South...