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Showing posts with label John M Berrien. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Major General Winfield Scott to Senator Henry Clay, July 19, 1848

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ELIZABETHTOWN, N. J., July 19, 1848. MY DEAR MR. CLAY,—I have been most unfortunate in respect to your very kind note to me of May 30, add...
Saturday, January 31, 2026

Senator John C. Calhoun to Waddy Thompson Jr.,* October 29, 1847

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Fort Hill, 29th Oct 1847. DEAR SIR, I have read your letter with attention, and will answer it in the same sperit of candour and freedom, ...
Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Senator Charles Sumner to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, December 9, 1851

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Shields is now speaking. Everybody has treated me with cordial kindness. Clay, I think, has upon him the inexorable hand. He has not been in...
Friday, July 21, 2023

Senator Lewis Cass to Senator Daniel S. Dickinson, May 1, 1850

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WASHINGTON, May 1, 1850. MY DEAR SIR—While Foote is laboring at the administration for the Lady Franklin expedition, I drop you this hasty...
Tuesday, May 23, 2023

William O. Goode* to Senator Robert M. T. Hunter, March 29, 1850

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BOYDTON, [VA.], March 29, 1850. DEAR HUNTER: I write to impose a little labour upon you, or rather I should say, trouble, but not more, th...
Monday, November 5, 2018

Robert Toombs to James Thomas, April 16, 1848

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Washington, D. C. Apr. 16, 1848. Dear Thomas , I received your letter of the 9th inst. today and I am very glad to hear you are improv...
Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Congressman Alexander H. Stephens to Governor George W. Crawford,* February 3, 1846

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Washington, D. C ., Feb. 3,1846. Dear Crawford , Yours in relation to the Galphin claim came to hand last night and I will examine the...
Saturday, April 21, 2018

William B. Wofford* To Howell Cobb, December 14, 1845

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MillEDGEvillE [ga .], 14th Decbr., 1845. Dear Sir , I recd. yours of the 5th inst. by due course of mail. The President's views as...
Monday, April 9, 2018

Robert Toombs to Alexander H. Stephens, February 16, 1845

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Washington [ga.,] Feb. 16th, 1845. [ dear S]tephens , 1 I received your letter of 9th and hardly know [what to] write you about my pr...
Friday, April 6, 2018

Junius Hillyer* to Howell Cobb, February 15, 1846

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Athens, [ga.,] Feb. 15th, 1846. Dear Howell , I have just returned from Clark court and in the morning I must start to Walton, but I c...
Tuesday, April 3, 2018

J. W. Burney to Congressman Howell Cobb, January 31, 1845

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Monticello [ga.,] 31st Jany., 1845. Dear Sir : Many of our citizens had assembled at the Post office this morning to hear the Texas ne...