Papers. 1821-1838.

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Papers. 1821-1838.

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Congressman, N.Y.. 1838 draft of law for increase in the size of the army and letters concerning this bill; correspondence with constituants concerning admission to the U.S. Military Academy; correspondence regarding pensions; correspondence with army officers and others discussing appointments to the U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, increases in army pay scale and faculty appointments; letter to J.W. Bailey discussing chair as professor of chemistry; letter to R.L. Baker regarding increased ordnance pay; letter to J.L. Cadwalader discussing proposed survey of Isthmus of Panama for canal; letter from Samuel Kemble discussing chaplaincy at West Point; letter, 28 May 1821, to William Kemble regarding the possibility of gas light and steam heat for the U.S. Military Academy which he had discussed with Sylvanus Thayer; letter from Miner Knowlton discussing pay as professor of ethics and instructor of artillery; letters concerning West Point Foundry; correspondence with C.F. Smith on 1838 reorganization of the army; letter from Robert W. Weir discussing professorial chairs in the departments of French and drawing; partial journal entries.

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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Bailey, Jacob Whitman, 1811-1857

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Weir, Robert Walter, 1803-1889

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Kemble, Gouverneur, 1786-1875

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Politician and businessman Gouverneur Kemble was born in New York City and educated at Columbia. He became a businessman, founding America's first quality cannon factory, and was appointed consul of Cadiz by President Monroe, spending much time in the Mediterranean. He served two terms in Congress as a Democrat, declining the nomination for a third term. He remained active in national party politics, and continued to have interest in businesses, including railroads. He was a friend of Washington...

Thayer, Sylvanus, 1785-1872

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