Campbell, John E., Letters, 1858-1861

Houston, Sam, 1793-1863

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Texas politician, soldier, and frontier hero. He was the first president of the Republic of Texas and served as a United States Senator for that state. From the description of Letter, ca. 1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122699442 From the description of Letter, 1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435304 Sam Houston's colorful public life began with his heroic action during the war of 1812. He served as congressman and governor of Tennessee, spent years amon...

Democratic Party (U.S.)

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McKinney, Thomas Freeman, 1801-1871

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Marshall, John

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John Marshall, plantation owner of Prince Edward County, Va., and Robert H. Gaines, farmer of Charlotte County, Va. From the description of Farm journals of John Marshall and Robert H. Gaines, 1856-1883. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32135464 ...

White, Francis Menefee, 1811-1897

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Born in Pulaski, Tennessee, Francis Menefee White (1811-1897) was the son of Jesse White and Mary Menefee. After moving with his family to Tuscumbia, Alabama, White relocated to Jackson County, Texas, in 1830. During the Texas Revolution, he was appointed a lieutenant in the Texas army in 1835, fighting in several engagements, including the Grass Fight and the siege of Bexar. That same year, White married Rosanna K. McNutt, with whom he had four children. After her death in 1845, he...

Norton, A. Banning (Anthony Banning), 1821-1893

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Evans, Lemuel D. (Lemuel Dale), 1810-1877

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American Party

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One of the most famous incidents of anti-Catholic sentiment expression occurred August 11, 1834; non-Catholic rioters looted and burned the Ursuline Convent of Mount Benedict in Charlestown, MA. Anti-Catholic violence also erupted in Philadelphia when 13 people were killed in riots in 1835. Activities by the American Nativist Party in Kensington, Pennsylvania, in 1844 also sparked anti-Catholic riots. In the 1850s, the American Party, also known as the Know-Nothing Party, was partly founded on a...

Texas. Convention (1861)

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Campbell, John E.

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John E. Campbell was a teacher and farmer in Austin and Mountain Home, Texas. From the guide to the Campbell, John E. Letters, 1858-1861, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) From the description of Campbell, John E., Letters, 1858-1861 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 657335627 ...

Baker, William M. (William Mumford), 1825-1883

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Reagan, John H. (John Henninger), 1818-1905

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U.S. Representative and Senator from Texas; Confederate Postmaster General. From the description of Letter to John W. Swindell, 1878 December 1. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 50734517 Postmaster General, C.S.A. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Palestine, Texas, to George W. Paschal, Jr., 1877 Mar. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616448 Born in Sevier County, Tennessee, John Henniger Reagan (1818-1905) c...

Wigfall, Louis T. (Louis Trezevant), 1816-1874

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U.S. senator from Texas. From the description of Family papers of Louis T. Wigfall, 1858-1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82561857 U.S. Senator and brigadier general in the Confederate Army. From the description of Letter, 1862. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39522013 Louis Trezevant Wigfall (1816-1874), educated at South Carolina College and the University of Virginia, became involved in controversial political arguments...