Charles and Emmeline Linsley Papers.

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...

Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850

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John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He is remembered for strongly defending slavery and for advancing the concept of minority states' rights in politics. He did this in the context of protecting the interests of the white South when its residents were outnumbered by Northerners. He began his political career as a nationalist, mo...

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House speaker and the ninth secretary of state. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Grea...

Vermont Episcopal Institute (Burlington, Vt.)

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Wells, William Thomas, 1908-

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Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862

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Martin Van Buren (b. Kinderhook, New York, December 5, 1782-d. July 24, 1862, Kinderhook, New York), studied law, was admitted to bar, New York, 1803; moved to Huson surrogate of Columbia Co.; member of State Senate, 1813-1820; attorney general of New York, 1815-1819; delegate to state constitutional convention, 1821; U.S. Senate Democrat, March 4, 1821-1828; Governor of New York, 1828-1829; U.s. Secretary of State, March 12, 1829 - August 1, 1831; Vice President, 1832; President, 1836-1840....

Racine Military Academy (Racine, Wis.)

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Linsley, Emmeline W., 1818-1895.

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Linsley, J. Gilbert (Julius Gilbert), 1856-1930.

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Tilden family.

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Rutland and Burlington Railroad (Vt.)

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Linsley, Charles, 1795-1863

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Charles Linsley (August 29, 1795-November 3, 1863), son of Judge Joel Linsley, was born in Cornwall, Vermont. He began studying law in Middlebury, Vermont and continued his studies under Chief Justice Royce of St. Albans, Vermont. He was admitted to the bar of Franklin County in 1823 and soon after returned to Middlebury, Vermont. He practiced law there until 1856, when he moved to Rutland, Vermont. He remained in Rutland until 1862, until, due to ill-health, he was forced to return...

Linsley, Daniel C., 1827-1889.

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Linsley family.

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Linsley, Joel Harvey, 1790-1868

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Presbyterian missionary in S.C. and Georgia; native of Vermont; 1811 graduate of Middlebury; admitted to the bar in 1815, and practiced law, 1815-1822; studied theology at Andover seminary, was licensed to preach, and became a domestic missionary in South Carolina; served as president, 1835-1845, of Marietta College in Ohio; also served as pastor of Presbyterian and Congregational churches in Boston, Mass., and Hartford and Greenwich, Conn. From the description of Letter, 1829 May 26...

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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James Knox Polk followed a career path which was blazed by Andrew Jackson. Both men hailed from southwestern North Carolina. Both migrated to Tennessee, where they practiced law and entered politics, and both were elected president of the United States. As similar as their paths were, James Polk was a different personality from his fiery predecessor. His life and career were marked by a relentless pursuit of his goals instead of the dramatic aura that perpetually surrounded Jackson. The effect...

Tyler, John, 1790-1862

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John Tyler (b. March 29, 1790, Charles City County, Virginia–d. January 18, 1862, Richmond, Virginia), was the tenth President of the United States (1841–1845) and the first to succeed to the office following the death of President William Henry Harrison....

Wright, Silas, Jr., 1795-1847.

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Senator, Governor of New York (1845-47). From the description of Letter, 1837 December 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122617806 ...