United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861

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This is a collection of mostly personal correspondence of Jefferson Davis and his family members, in both the United States and Europe. This collection also includes three folders of photographs and other visual materials.

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The collection consists of twelve letters written by Hestor L. Stevens (1803-1864), a representative from Michigan, detailing his law business in Washington, DC, during the election of 1860 and the beginning of the Civil War.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of a rare printed broadside advertising a June 2, 1849, concert by the Hutchinson Family Singers in Portland, Maine, and includes a handwritten note on the verso by an unnamed concert attendee. The broadside announces a “Vocal Entertainment” by Judson, Abby, John, and Asa Hutchinson at City Hall and highlights two reform-oriented songs: "Glide on My Light Canoe (The Indian's Lament)" and "Uncle Sam’s Farm." These songs address themes of American Indian displacement,...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of a letter written by J.A. Means from Munroe Falls, Ohio, to his cousin, Samuel Cochran, in Cadiz, Ohio. The letter provides a unique firsthand account of the early development of Munroe Falls, capturing the experience of a surveyor engaged in laying out the village in the late 1830s. Means describes the challenges of frontier life, the isolation felt by his wife, Eliza, and the practical aspects of surveying and settlement.In addition to local affairs,...

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This collection consists of a single letter from William H. Seward to Nious Smith of Columbus, Ohio, written from Albany and dated September 22, 1842. In the letter, Seward discusses the national political situation and the Whigs' prospects in the upcoming congressional election. The collection also includes a handwritten transcript of the original record.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of a two-page stampless folded letter written on January 10, 1838, by Pennsylvania Congressman William W. Potter to his constituent James McManus in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Writing from Washington, D.C., Potter reaffirms his support for states’ rights and opposition to abolition, while explaining his vote against the Gag Rule resolutions then being debated in Congress.Potter outlines his reasoning for voting against Virginia Representative John M....