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Whig Party (U.S.)

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Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

John Tyler Letter to Benjamin Ogle Tayloe

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00133
Scope and Contents

Letter from United States Senator John Tyler (1790- 1862) to Benjamin Ogle Tayloe dated May 30, 1835.  In it he discussed horses and horse racing.  He also comments on the recent Democratic Party convention of 1835.  As a newly emerged Whig party leader, Tyler was nonplussed by the nomination of Martin Van Buren and voiced support that Virginia voters would go for Judge White (Hugh Lawson White) one of four Whig Presidential candidates in 1836.

Dates: 1835 May 3

Merritt Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. 39.1 M55
Scope and Contents Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the "Richmond Whig"and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt &...
Dates: 1780-1909

Harrison Holt Riddleberger Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 R44 and Mss. Acc. 2003.60
Scope and Contents This collection contains letters and other papers, 1872-1902, of H. H. Riddleberger (1844-1890) of Woodstock, Virginia who retained the titles of member of the House of Delegates, 1871-1875; State Senator, 1879- 1882; and U.S. Senator, 1883-l889. Among the correspondents are: William Mahone, William E. Cameron, Winfield S. Hancock, Roscoe Conkling, Robert Toombs, Fitz-John Porter, John W. Daniel, and John Goode. There are letters from Riddleberger to his wife Emma Belew Riddleberger and to...
Dates: 1872-1902

William Cabell Rives Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01267
Scope and Contents

Letters, 1824-1864, written by William Cabell Rives of "Castle Hill," Albemarle County, Va. to William MacCreery Burwell, Mahlon Dickerson, Robert Selden Garnett, Doctor Robert W. Haxall and John Milton Niles discussing his political philosophy reflecting his change from the Democratic to the Whig Party, plans for visits, and family news.

Dates: 1824-1864

Thomas W. Thomas Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 T36
Scope and Contents Papers, chiefly 1834-1863, of Thomas W. Thomas, soldier, lawyer, and judge of Elberton, GA concerning his law practice and  his friendship with US Senator Robert Toombs. His papers primarily concern his various legal cases, but also discuss politics, the Civil War, and other topics sporadically. Included in the collection are papers, 1834-1864, of Drury B. Cade who operated a canal boat on the Savannah River. Items of special interest include letter, 3 April 1842, from John Reeves Jones...
Dates: 1809-1915; Majority of material found in 1834-1863

Tyler Family Papers, Group A - H, Additions

 Collection — Box 1: Series id68297
Identifier: 01/Mss. 65 T97 Additions
Scope and Contents

Additions to the Tyler Family Papers that are not shelved with Mss. 65 T97 Tyler Family Papers, Groups A-H are included on the pdf inventories.

Please see the record for 65 T97 Tyler Family Papers.

Many of these additions can logically be incorporated into the Groups A-H, and possibly will be in the future.

Dates: 1821-1976

Winfield Scott Letter to W.C. Preston

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00004
Scope and Contents

Letter, 1842 November 7, written by General Winfield Scott to W. C. Preston, a politician. In the letter, Scott recounts recommending Preston to the president for a position in Paris, and goes on to discuss the presidential nomination of the Whig party, for which he was a possible candidate. Scott expressed a desire to be nominated only if the Whigs stood a small chance of winning. The letter was written in Washington, D.C.. A transcript of the letter is included with some annotations.

Dates: 1842 November 7

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Correspondence 5
United States--Politics and Government 3
Financial records 2
Legal documents 2
Letters (correspondence) 2
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United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 2
Virginia--Politics and Government 2
Accomack County (Va.)--History 1
Books 1
Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century 1
Bunker Hill Monument (Boston, Mass.)--History. 1
Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century 1
Dueling 1
Eastern State Hospital (Va.)--History--19th century 1
Editorials 1
Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century 1
Horse racing--Virginia 1
Horses--Breeding--Virginia 1
Horses--United States--History--19th century 1
Horses--Virginia 1
Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County 1
Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County 1
Lawyers--Virginia--History 1
Newspapers 1
Photocopies 1
Photographs 1
Plantation life--Virginia--History--19th century 1
Practice of law--Virginia--History 1
Presidents' spouses--United States 1
Presidents--United States--Election 1
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) 1
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia 1
Savannah River (Ga. and S.C.) 1
Sherwood Forest (Virginia : Estate) 1
Slavery--Mississippi--History 1
Slavery--Southern States--History 1
United States--Antebellum South--History 1
United States--Economic history 1
United States--Georgia--History 1
United States--History--Mexican War, 1845-1848 1
United States--Judges 1
United States--Lawyers 1
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861 1
United States--Politics and government--1841-1845 1
United States--Slavery 1
Vicksburg (Miss.)--History 1
Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century 1
Virginia--History 1
Virginia--History--19th century 1
Virginia--Politics and Government--19th century 1
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