Papers. 1826-1871.

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Papers. 1826-1871.

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Professor, U.S. Military Academy. Correspondence, 1826-1830, written before and during trip to Europe; correspondence, 1830-1871, chiefly concerning U.S. Military Academy, including: 2 letters, 10 Nov. 1841, to Secretary of War, John C. Spencer and 18 Mar. 1862 to William Pitt Fessenden, defending the U.S. Military Academy as an institution; letter, 8 Mar. 1867, from William Emory Merrill about topography of Chattanooga, Nashville Region; undated letter from Walter Wyatt to Mahan's daughter, Jennie, describing a cadet prank; newspaper clippings; signed check; typed copy of a partial genealogy of the Mahan family.

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869

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Republican legislator from Maine who became a U.S. Representative, Senator, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Secretary of the Treasury. He was a strong opponent of slavery. From the description of Papers, 1837-1869. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17462689 William Pitt Fesssenden was a U.S. senator from Maine (1854-1864, 1865-1869) and Secretary of the Treasury during the Civil War (1864-1865). His sons, General Francis and Brigadier General ...

United States Military Academy

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West Point, N.Y., was originally utilized as a strategic defense location during the American Revolution. West Point is geographically located on a 100 ft. plateau overlooking the Hudson River. After the American victory Congress created a Corps of Invalids (veterans) that were transferred to West Point for the purpose of instructing candidates for commission. In 1802 Congress legally established the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Academy produced many leaders of American forc...

Merrill, William Emory, 1837-1891.

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Spencer, John C. (John Canfield), 1788-1855

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John C. Spencer served as a Congressman from New York from 1817-1819, and was later Secretary of War and then Secretary of the Treasury in the administration of President Tyler. From the description of John C. Spencer letter : to John S. Larned, 1818 February 13. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 779599386 American lawyer and cabinet officer. From the description of Autograph letters (2) signed : House of Representatives, to George Boyd, Esq. Pens...

Mahan, Jennie L., fl. 1870.

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Mahan, D. H. (Dennis Hart), 1802-1871

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Wyatt, Walter Scott, 1846-1914.

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