Silas Wright correspondence, 1842-1845.

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Silas Wright correspondence, 1842-1845.

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Two ALS (1842 November 5 and December 31) from Wright to John Law concerning preparations for a political convention; ALS (1844 February 22) from Wright to Sidney Lawrence relating to the nomination of Samuel Beardsley to the New York State Supreme Court, abolition of slavery, the tariff, and other political matters; and ALS (1845 May 23) from Wright to John C. Rives pertaining to the James K. Polk presidential administration.

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Beardsley, Samuel, 1790-1860

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Beardsley, Samuel, congressman, jurist; Feb. 6, 1790-May 6, 1860 From the guide to the Samuel Beardsley legal document, 1837, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Wright, Silas, 1795-1847

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Son of Silas and Eleanor Goodale Wright. Silas practiced law in Canton, N.Y.; married Clarissa Moody, 1833; was a politician, holding offices of County Surrogate, state senator, U.S. Congressman and Senator, 1833-1844, and Governor of New York 1844-1846. From the description of Papers, 1800-1983, 1800-1847 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155472289 Statesman, governor of New York State. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Albany, to the publish...

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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James Knox Polk followed a career path which was blazed by Andrew Jackson. Both men hailed from southwestern North Carolina. Both migrated to Tennessee, where they practiced law and entered politics, and both were elected president of the United States. As similar as their paths were, James Polk was a different personality from his fiery predecessor. His life and career were marked by a relentless pursuit of his goals instead of the dramatic aura that perpetually surrounded Jackson. The effect...

Lawrence, Sidney, 1948-

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Sidney S. Lawrence (1948- ) was Head of Public Affairs, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. From the description of Sidney S. Lawrence letters from Abram Lerner, 1985-2006. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 744437322 Curator; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. Brown is a Chicago painter. From the description of Sidney Lawrence interviews relating to Roger Brown, 1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82...

New York State, Supreme court

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Czolgosz fatally wounded President William McKinley at the Pan- American Exposition, 6 Sept. 1901. From the description of The People of the State of New York vs. Leon Czolgosz : transcript, 1901 Sept. 23-26. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33113709 Mr. Shaeffer, trader, lived in the village of Manlius, in the county Onondaga, New York. He was in debt (2,882 pounds or $7,205) to Leonard Ganswoort and Philip S[chuyler?] Van Rensselaer. From the descr...

Rives, John C. (John Cook), 1795-1864

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American journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to R. Smith, 1834 Dec. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270655239 Newspaper publisher, of Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers, 1834-1877. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20121606 ...

Law, John, 1796-1873

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John Law (1796-1873) was born in New London, Connecticut. He comes from a distinguished family of lawyers and both his father and grandfather held seats in Congress. John Law was himself a lawyer and moved west to Indiana and settled in Vincennes in 1817 where he married Sara Ewing in 1822. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1824, he also served as a prosecuting attorney and a judge and was elected as a Representative in Congress from 1860 to 1864. After serving two terms he returned to ...