Letters. 1818 March-1818 September.

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Letters. 1818 March-1818 September.

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Letter, [Georgia], 5 Sept. 1818, from Charles Floyd to Col. Sylvanus Thayer at West Point stating the address to which orders can be directed; extract of a letter, [Washington City], 7 March 1818, from John C. Calhoun to Sylvanus Thayer at West Point, N.Y. directing the reinstatement of Cadet Floyd.

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Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850

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John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He is remembered for strongly defending slavery and for advancing the concept of minority states' rights in politics. He did this in the context of protecting the interests of the white South when its residents were outnumbered by Northerners. He began his political career as a nationalist, mo...

Thayer, Sylvanus, 1785-1872

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Sylvanus Thayer was a United States (U.S.) Army officer who was appointed the superintendent of U.S. Military Academy from July 27,1817-July 1, 1833. After that he was assigned engineer duties in Boston, Massachusetts. From the description of The Sylvanus Thayer papers, 1808-1862. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 47646716 Sylvanus Thayer was commissioned 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1808, served as superintendent of the U.S. Militar...

Floyd, Charles K., fl. 1818.

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