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Calendar of the Jackson-Lewis letters, 1806-1864
by New York Public Library
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1 edition published in 1900 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Dyas collection of John Coffee papers, 1770-1917
by Robert Dyas
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in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide Collection centered around John Coffee (1772-1833), clerk of the county court of Rutherford County, Tenn., Creek War general, Indian commissioner, and surveyor-general of the Mississippi Territory and Alabama lands. Papers consist primarily of correspondence for the families of Coffee, Donelson, Dyas, Hutchings, Jackson, and Martin. Approximately 1,000 items make up the correspondence of John Coffee, the bulk of which is incoming and includes 185 letters to Coffee from Andrew Jackson. Subjects dealt with in the Coffee letters include the Battle of New Orleans; treaties with the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek Indians; surveying of Indian lands; land speculation; the Cypress Land Company; national politics with special reference to John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, William H. Crawford, and Andrew Jackson; the Peggy Eaton affair; Tennessee politics with special reference to John Bell, William Carroll, Felix Grundy, and James Winchester; Alabama lands; cotton; salt speculation; the University of Nashville; the Burr Conspiracy; and many other topics.
Waddy Thompson papers, 1799-1978
by Waddy Thompson
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in English and held by 1 library worldwide Papers, 1799 - 1869 and 1933, 1963, 1977-1978; chiefly correspondence, commissions and certificates re Thompson's diplomatic mission as minister to Mexico, 1842-1844, including papers re claims against, treaty with, and prisoners held by Mexico; political correspondence re national and state affairs; and commissions of Thompson and of his father, Waddy Thompson, Sr.; places represented include Washington, D.C.; Columbia and Greenville, S.C.; Georgia; Virginia; Frankfort (Kentucky); Mexico; and elsewhere. Family papers discuss household and plantation expenses.
Major Lewis on the nomination of Andrew Jackson
by John Spencer Bassett
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2 editions published in 1924 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Papers of Charles Carter Lee and the Lee family 1768-1931 (bulk 1780-1871)
by Charles Carter Lee
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in English and held by 1 library worldwide Papers collected by Charles Carter Lee include papers of General Light-Horse-Harry Lee, Major Henry Lee, Charles Carter Lee, and John Penn Lee.
Collection of historical letters autographs and photographs 1793-1907
by Percy Montagu
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in English and held by 1 library worldwide A collection of letters, autographs, and photographs of prominent Americans, including:
Autograph letter signed : Harrisburg, to W.B. Lewis, 1833 Dec. 16
by Simon Cameron
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1 edition published in 1833 in English and held by 1 library worldwide Concerning the holding of a national convention.
Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to William B. Lewis, 1835 Oct. 19
by James Gadsden
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1 edition published in 1835 in English and held by 1 library worldwide Introducing Mr. Gordon who has some business in the Land Office.
Disbursements to the Indians : letter from the Second Auditor of the Treasury, transmitting copies of the accounts of persons charged with the disbursement of money, goods, or effects, for the benefit of the Indians, &c. ; March 31, 1842
by United States
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1 edition published in 1842 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Disbursements to the Indians. : Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting copies of accounts of persons charged or trusted with the disbursement of money, goods, or effects, for the benefit of the Indians, from the 1st September, 1828, to 1st September, 1829, &c. &c. : February 23, 1830. Read, and laid upon the table
by United States
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1 edition published in 1830 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Remove Indians--west of the Mississippi. : Message of the president of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 18th ultimo, a report in relation to the expenses of removing and supporting the Indians west of the Mississippi. : April 14, 1830. Read, and laid upon the table
by United States
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1 edition published in 1830 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Indian treaties. : Message from the president of the United States, transmitting copies of three treaties with Indian tribes, which have been duly ratified. : January 14, 1830. Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means
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1 edition published in 1830 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Governor Blount's claim. : April 14, 1830. Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, from the select committee to which was referred the case of Willie Blount, made the following report
by United States
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1 edition published in 1830 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Contingent expenses--military establishment, 1829. : January 7, 1830. Read, and laid upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the expenditures of the moneys appropriated for the contingent expenses for the military establishment, for the year 1829
by United States
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1 edition published in 1830 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Balances, &c. on the books of the Second Auditor. : December 14, 1829. Read, and laid upon the table
by United States
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1 edition published in 1830 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Letters of William Berkeley Lewis, 1827-1830
by William Berkeley Lewis
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in English and held by 1 library worldwide
ALS, 1834 October 11 : Washington [D.C.], to Mr. Brady
by William Berkeley Lewis
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1 edition published in 1834 in English and held by 1 library worldwide Has gotten the President to appoint Brady as acting auditor. Lewis is anxious that the Indian business be kept up, and has directed action toward that end.
Letter] 1844 Aug. 22, Treasury Department [to] Hon[orable] W[illia]m Wilkins, Secretary of War
by William Berkeley Lewis
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1 edition published in 1844 in English and held by 1 library worldwide Letter from William B. Lewis, Treasury Department, to William Wilkins, Secretary of War, dated August 22, 1844 discussing decisions made relevant to the claim of William H. Thomas for supplies he provided for the Cherokees in 1836. Contains the excerpt of a letter sympathetic to the claim, written by C. A. Harris, Commissioner, Office of Indian Affairs on March 26, 1838.
Letter] 1844 Feb. 3, Treasury Department, Second Auditor's Office [to] W[illiam] H. Thomas
by William Berkeley Lewis
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1 edition published in 1844 in English and held by 1 library worldwide Letter dated February 3, 1844 from W.B. Lewis in the Second Auditor's Office of the Treasury Department to William H. Thomas concerning government reimbursment for J.W. King for his services in boarding Cherokee Indians and their horses at Murphey, North Carolina, during a meeting they attended concerning the New Echota treaty of 1835. The money was paid to Thomas, the legal representative of the Eastern Cherokees, for King.
Letters, 1820-1843
by Thomas Loraine McKenney
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in English and held by 1 library worldwide Small collection of four letters written by Thomas L. McKenney to various correspondents between 1820 and 1843. more
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Lewis, W. B. (William Berkeley), 1784-1866
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