Papers of Millard Fillmore, 1839-1925 (bulk 1839-1870).

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Papers of Millard Fillmore, 1839-1925 (bulk 1839-1870).

Chiefly correspondence (1839-1870) relating to slavery, the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Law, the raid on Harpers Ferry, and other topics. Correspondents include Philip Fendall and Solomon George Haven. Also includes a detailed index (1925) to vols. 1-44 of the Fillmore papers in the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society.

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Fendall, Philip Ricard, 1794-1868

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Attorney, of Alexandria (formerly Alexandria Co., now Arlington Co.), Va., and Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers, 1658-1962. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19646999 From the description of Letters, 1779-1916. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 40421935 Washington, D.C., District Attorney, 1841-1845, 1849-1853. From the description of Correspondence of Philip R. Fendall [manuscript], 1813-1841, bulk 1813-1817. (Un...

Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874

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Millard Fillmore was born in Cayuga County, N.Y. and later became a resident of East Aurora and Buffalo. He was a lawyer, local office holder, State Assemblyman, U.S. Congressman, N.Y. State Comptroller, Vice-President under Zachary Taylor and 13th U.S. President, 1850-1853. He was also involved in establishing numerous Buffalo institutions. He was a founder and first Chancellor of the University of Buffalo, Commander of the Union Continentals (Home Guard) during Civil War, and first president o...

Haven, Solomon G. (Solomon George), 1810-1861

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Solomon George Haven (1810-1861) was a lawyer and politician from western New York during the antebellum period. Born in Guilford, New York, in 1810, Haven was well educated and initially intended to pursue a medical career. He chose law instead, and in 1835, after completing his law studies in Buffalo, he was admitted to the New York bar and became a partner in Fillmore, Hall, and Haven, a prosperous firm headed by Millard Fillmore. Ambitious and politically active, Haven held seve...