Letter : to Caleb Lyon, 1864.

Lyon, Caleb, 1822-1875

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Caleb Lyon (1821-1875), United States consul at Shanghai, 1847, assistant secretary of the California Constitutional Convention, 1849, New York State Assembly person, member of the United States Congress, territorial governor of Idaho, 1864-66. From the description of Autograph, 1865 Dec 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127744 Politician. Caleb Lyon was U.S. Consul to Shanghai, Congressman, Assistant Secretary of the Monterey Convention, 1849, a...

Nason, Hobart.

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Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876

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Francis P. Blair, 1791-1876, was an influential Kentucky politician, and later, a Washington, D.C. newspaper editor. In 1814, Blair held the position of Franklin County Circuit Court Clerk, and in the 1820's was appointed Clerk of the New Court of Appeals. When the New Court collapsed, Blair became a writer for Amos Kendall's Argus of the Western America. Many pieces were printed in this publication supporting the election of Andrew Jackson over Henry Clay. From the description of Fr...