John Johnston papers, 1801-1860.

Crawford, William Harris, 1772-1834

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William Harris Crawford (February 24, 1772 – September 15, 1834) was an American politician and judge during the early 19th century. He served as United States Secretary of War and United States Secretary of the Treasury before running for president in the 1824 election. Born in Virginia, Crawford moved to Georgia at a young age. After studying law, Crawford won election to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1803. He aligned with the Democratic-Republican Party and U.S. Senator James Jac...

Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

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Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Philli...

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...

Lucas, Robert, 1781-1853

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Governor and public official of Ohio and army officer. From the description of Certification of Robert Lucas, 1836. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015001 Robert Lucas was born in Virginia and emigrated to Ohio with his parents in 1800. He served with the Ohio militia in the 1803/05 Indian Wars and the War of 1812. An ardent Jacksonian Democrat, Lucas served in the Ohio state senate, presided over the Democratic Party's first national convention, and was elected governor of...

Johnston, John, 1775-1861

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Johnston was born in Ireland. He emigrated to the United States and settled in Philadelphia in 1786. In 1802 he was appointed Indian factor in Fort Wayne, Ind. and apparently took over the position of Indian agent there in 1809. In 1811 he was transferred to Piqua, Ohio, where he was Indian agent for the next 20 years. From the description of Account book, 1802-1811. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 27701151 Dayton, Ohio was a place for concentrating...

Ruggles, Benjamin, 1783-1857

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Lawyer, judge, senator from Ohio. From the description of Odes, 1805 July 4. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 16693329 A Federalist, Woods served in the Virginia House of Delegates and was a member of the Virginia Convention of 1788. He briefly served in the Revolutionary War and later was an officer of the Virginia militia, attaining the rank of colonel before resigning in 1816. Woods was president and a director of the North Western Bank of Virginia. ...

McKenney, Thomas Loraine, 1785-1859

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Public official, editor, and publisher. From the description of Letter of Thomas Loraine McKenney, 1825. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454524 Thomas Loraine McKenney was Superintendent of the Indian Bureau. From the description of Sketches of a tour to the lakes, 1826. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122632847 Thomas Loraine McKenney, founder of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, was the author, with James Ha...

Lee, William

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Epithet: Chief Justice of the King's Bench (1737) British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000219.0x000301 William Lee was part of a company of topographic engineers led by Captain Simpson on an expedition from Washington, D.C. to survey a direct route from Camp Floyd, Utah to Genoa, Carson Valley, Nevada. From the description of Notes taken by William Lee while on a journey across the plains, [19--?]. (Utah...

Brown, Ethan Allen, 1776-1852

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American jurist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cincinnati, to Hon. Smith Thompson Secretary of the Navy, 1822 May 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270903054 Ethan Allen Brown, lawyer and statesman, served as governor of Ohio, 1818-1822, and in the United States Senate, 1822-1825. Philip Van Cortlandt served as an officer in the American Revolution and as a Representative from New York in the United States Congress, 1793-1809. From the descri...

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841

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Epithet: of Add MS 34580 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x00030c American Indian fighter and president of the United States. From the guide to the William Henry Harrison letter, 1795, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) U.S president, Mar.-Apr. 1841; territorial governor of Indiana, 1801-1813; Ohio congressman, 1816-1819, state senator, 1819-1821, senator 1825-1828. From ...

Crawford, Thomas Hartley, 1786-1863

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Thomas H. Crawford, a lawyer from Pennsylvania, served as representative to Congress from 1829-1833. He then served as a member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1833-1834. In 1836, he was appointed to investigate suspected fraud in the sale of Creek lands in Alabama. From 1838 to 1845 he served as Commissioner of Indian Affairs and subsequently as judge of the criminal court in the District of Columbia, 1845-1861. He died in 1863. From the description of Thomas Har...

Ridgway, J. (Joseph), 1783-1861

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Congressman from Ohio. From the description of Letter, 1858 Oct. 19, Columbus, to Charles Lanman. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 16667802 ...

Whig Party (U.S.)

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