Petition to the President of the United States, Buchanan, asking that John Munford Gregory be reappointed as U.S. Attorney for the eastern district of Virginia [manuscript] 1858 March 9.

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Petition to the President of the United States, Buchanan, asking that John Munford Gregory be reappointed as U.S. Attorney for the eastern district of Virginia [manuscript] 1858 March 9.

Written by John Samuels Caskie; signators include: Thomas Stanhope Bocock, Henry Alonzo Edmondson, Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, John Letcher and James Murry Mason. There are also 3 recommendations, by Sherrard Clemens, George Washington Hopkins and Charles James Faulkner.

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Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (April 21, 1809 – July 18, 1887) was a Virginia lawyer, politician and plantation owner. He was a U.S. Representative (1837–1843, 1845–1847), Speaker of the House (1839–1841), and U.S. Senator (1847–1861). During the American Civil War, Hunter became the Confederate States Secretary of State (1861–1862) and then a Confederate Senator (1862–1865) and critic of President Jefferson Davis. After the war, Hunter failed to win re-election to the U.S. Senate, but did ser...

Clemens, Sherrard, 1826-1881

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Faulkner, Charles James, 1806-1884

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Diplomat, Confederate officer, and U.S. Representative from Berkeley County, Va. (later W. Va.). From the description of Papers, 1815-1883. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19536991 Representative from Virginia and West Virginia. From the description of Signature clipped from the register of Brown's Hotel : Washington, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270538814 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Washington, D.C.], to t...

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

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Epithet: US President British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x000128 James Buchanan, Jr. (1791-1868) was the 15th President of the United States, serving from 1857–1861. Prior to his presidency, Buchanan represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives and later the Senate, and served as Secretary of State under President James K. Polk (1845-1849). Source : About the White Hous...

Letcher, John, 1788-1861.

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Edmondson, Henry Alonzo, 1814-1890.

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Mason, James Murry, 1798-1871.

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United States. Congress. Virginia Delegation.

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Caskie, John Samuels, 1821-1901.

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Hopkins, George W. (George Washington), 1804-1861

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Gregory, John Munford, 1804-1887.

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Bocock, Thomas S., 1815-1891

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U.S. Congressman from Virginia. From the description of Letter of Thomas S. Bocock, [manuscript], 1865 June 23. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810877 From the description of Letter of Thomas S. Bocock, 1865 June 23. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32959807 United States and Confederate States of America congressman. From the description of Letter to Brigadier General John H. Winder [manuscript], 1862 August 26. (University...