Thomas Holdsworth Blake letter, 1843 Nov. 25.

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Thomas Holdsworth Blake letter, 1843 Nov. 25.

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Letter is from Thomas Holdsworth Blake to F. D. Newcomb, surveyor general, concerning Newcomb's business dealings and "recent doings" in Donaldsonville, La. Blake explains that Newcomb can count on him "...as our advanced guard..."

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Newcomb, F. D.

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Tyler, John, 1790-1862

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John Tyler (b. March 29, 1790, Charles City County, Virginia–d. January 18, 1862, Richmond, Virginia), was the tenth President of the United States (1841–1845) and the first to succeed to the office following the death of President William Henry Harrison....

Blake, Thomas H. (Thomas Holdsworth), 1792-1849

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Thomas Holdsworth Blake was an attorney, U.S. congressman from Indiana, and Commissioner of the General Land Office. Blake was born in Maryland and studied law in Washington, D.C. where he was a member of the District of Columbia militia. During the War of 1812, his unit fought at the Battle of Bladensburg in 1814. After the war, he moved to Kentucky and subsequently to Terre Haut, Indiana where he practiced law and was a circuit judge. Blake was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1...