Horace Greeley letters and receipt, 1849-1864.

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Horace Greeley letters and receipt, 1849-1864.

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The collection consists of four items: printed receipt form for one year subscription to Greeley & McElrath's Weekly Tribune, to J.B. Sinn, 27 Sept. 1849, for $2.00, signed by Greeley; letter to Francis F. Blair, 7 April 1849, objecting to coverage of a House Session attended by Greeley printed in the Globe; letter to My dear sir, 17 March 1854, recommending J.W. Moulton for a job to Crystal Palace officials; letter to My friend (Margaret Allen), 1 Oct. 1864, giving personal news, including his travel schedule.

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Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

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Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811 – November 29, 1872) was an American newspaper editor and publisher who was the founder and editor of the New-York Tribune, among the great newspapers of its time. Long active in politics, he served briefly as a congressman from New York, and was the unsuccessful candidate of the new Liberal Republican party in the 1872 presidential election against incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant, who won by a landslide. Greeley was born to a poor family in Amherst, New ...

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...