[Biographical pamphlets]. 1846-1855.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States. Born on March 15, 1767 in the Waxhaw Settlement in South Carolina; though just a boy, participated in the battle of Hanging Rock during the Revolution, captured by the British and imprisoned. He worked for a time in a saddler's shop and afterward taught school before studying law in Salisbury, N.C. In 1788 he was appointed solicitor of the western district of North Carolina, comprising what is now the State of Tennessee. Upon the admission of T...

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...

Hahnemann, Samuel, 1755-1843

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Founder of homeopathy. From the description of Letter, 1828, Aug. 25 : Köthen, to Dr. Albert Troppaneger, London. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35090463 Epithet: Homoeopathist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001190.0x000074 ...

Frost family.

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Sergeant, John, 1792-1852.

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Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

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Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), the twelfth president of the United States. In 1841, he was appointed to the command of the Sourthern Division of the United States. In the spring of 1845, Taylor appointed to command the Army of Occupation stationed in Corpus Christi. In May 1846, Taylor led his army into north Mexico. Following the battle of Monterey, Taylor was ordered to join General Winfield Scott at the siege of Veracruz. Taylor's victory at at the Battle of Buena Vista made him a national hero....

Leverett family.

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McDowell, John, 1780-1863

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John McDowell (1780-1863) served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Elizabethtown, New Jersey from 1804 until 1833. Following his time at the First Presbyterian Church, he served at the Central Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia. Over the course of his career, Reverend McDowell served as trustee to Princeton University, Director of the Princeton Theological Seminary, both Permanent and Stated Clerk for the Presbyterian Church General Assembly, Professor at the Theological Seminary at...

Shunk, Francis Rawn, 1788-1848

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Governor of Pennsylvania. From the description of Francis Rawn Shunk correspondence, 1844 January 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980460 From the description of Letter signed : Harrisburg, to William Buehler, 1835 Dec. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664871 Francis Rawn Shunk (1788-1848) was a lawyer and governor of Pennsylvania. From the guide to the Francis Rawn Shunk Papers, 1826-1901, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. S...

Haviland, John, 1792-1852

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Architect who emigrated from England to the United States. From the description of Papers, 1806-1868. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 213487056 ...