United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: https://lccn.loc.gov/sh85140427
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Jefferson Davis Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0404
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1823-1917
Hestor L. Stevens Letters
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4237
Overview
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.
Dates:
1860 - 1861
William H. Seward Letter, 1842 September 22
File — Box OS0015: [1006198056], oversize-folder: 4258.02
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1842 September 22