Winthrop Sargent papers, 1790-1815 (bulk 1798-1799).

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Winthrop Sargent papers, 1790-1815 (bulk 1798-1799).

Correspondence, reports, and other papers chiefly relating to Sargent's appointment as governor of the Mississippi Territory (1798-1801) and Federalist Party politics. Correspondents include Manuel Gayoso de Lemos, Timothy Pickering, and James Wilkinson.

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Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820

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Governor of the Mississippi Territory and army officer. From the description of Winthrop Sargent papers, 1790-1815 (bulk 1798-1799). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980393 Winthrop Sargent was governor of the Mississippi Territory. From the description of Surveys, 1754-1807. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122579743 Soldier and territorial administrator. Born in Gloucester, Mass., and educated at Harvar...

Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825

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James Wilkinson was born in Maryland and served as an officer in the American Revolution. In 1783 he settled in Kentucky, where he engaged in politics, land speculation, and trade. In 1805 he was appointed governor of Upper Louisiana. Wilkinson's activities in the West implicated him in the Spanish Conspiracy and the Burr Conspiracy; he was acquitted by a court of inquiry during the Burr investigation and by a court martial in 1811. He served as a military commander in the West during the War of...

Federal Party (U.S.)

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Gayoso de Lemos, Manuel, 1747-1799

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Governor of Louisiana. From the description of Papers of Manuel Gayoso de Lemos, 1794-1797. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453621 Manuel Gayoso de Lemos was the Spanish Governor of the Natchez District, 1792-1797. Major Stephen Minor (1760?-1815) was a planter of Natchez, Mississippi. From the description of Manuel Gayoso de Lemos papers, 1792-1799. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122519472 Manuel Gayoso de Lemos was the Spanish Governor of the Natchez ...

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

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Timothy Pickering (b. July 17, 1745, Salem, MA–d. January 29, 1829, Salem, MA) was a politician from Massachusetts who served as the third United States Secretary of State under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. He also represented Massachusetts in both houses of Congress as a member of the Federalist Party. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Pickering began a legal career after graduating from Harvard University. He won election to the Massachusetts General Court and served as a cou...