John J. Crittenden : miscellaneous papers, 1815-1862.

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John J. Crittenden : miscellaneous papers, 1815-1862.

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Collected correspondence regarding aspects of Crittenden's personal, political, and professional life, including his 11 September 1841 letter to Waddy Thompson stating that he would resign as attorney general in half an hour and that President John Tyler's second veto was a final break with the Whig Party; his 9 June 1848 letter to his son-in-law, Reverend John C. Young, giving reasons why he would be unwilling to be nominated for president, and why he thinks the nomination should go to General Zachary Taylor; and his 1861 letters to son George B. Crittenden regarding the Civil War and his hope that George would remain loyal to the Union.

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Whig Party (U.S.)

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Tyler, John, 1790-1862

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Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

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Crittenden, John J. (John Jordan), 1787-1863

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Kentucky lawyer and statesman, from Frankfort (Franklin Co.). From the description of Papers, 1786-1932. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19490792 From the description of Letters, 1835-1860. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32410179 John Jordan Crittenden (1787-1863) was born September 10, 1787. He attended the College of William and Mary, graduating in 1807. In 1809 he became the Attorney-General for the Illinois Territory. During the Wa...