Letters of William Henry Seward and Samuel J. Tilden, 1844-1853.

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Letters of William Henry Seward and Samuel J. Tilden, 1844-1853.

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Letter from Seward to E.A. Stansbury of Burlington, Vermont, dated November 14, 1844, bemoaning the defeat of Henry Clay (the Whig candidate) in the presidential election. Also, a letter from Samuel J. Tilden, dated February 19, 1853, to auditor G.W. Nevill, concerning the ability to make changes to New York's Canal Debt Sinking Fund.

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Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872

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William Henry Seward was born in Florida, Orange County, New York, on May 16, 1801. He was the son of Samuel S. Seward and Mary (Jennings) Seward. He graduated from Union College in 1820, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1822. In 1823, he moved to Auburn, New York, where he entered Judge Elijah Miller's law office. He married Frances Adeline Miller, Judge Miller's daughter, in 1824. Seward was interested in politics early in his career and became actively involved in the Anti-Masonic m...

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House speaker and the ninth secretary of state. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Grea...

Nevill, G. W.

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Stansbury, Edward Augustus, 1811-1873

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Whig Party (U.S.)

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