Box 1
Contains 66 Results:
Andrew Pickens Butler, Washington, D.C., to John B. Floyd, Governor of Virginia, Richmond, Va., 1850 February 21
Declines to be present at the laying of the corner stone of the Washington Monument in Richmond.
James Barron, Norfolk, Va., to Gov. John B. Floyd, Richmond, Va., 1850 March 23
Concerning an enclosed document that needs the attentions of the authorities of the state of Virginia.
Jenny Lind, Charelston, S.C., to Governor John B. Floyd, Richmond, Va., 1850 December 31
Thanks him [Floyd] for kindnesses shown during her stay in Richmond and for the presents bestowed upon her.
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, London, England, to John B. Floyd, Governor of the State of Virginia, Richmond, Va., 1851 October 12
Concerns medal voted by State of Virginia to Gen. Winfield Scott.
Daniel Webster, Department of State, Washington, D.C., to Governor John B. Floyd, Richmond, Virginia, 1851 December 1
Scope and Contents Acknowledges receipt of previous letter and replies that a packet will be sent by the first mail from the State Department to Mexico. Including an autograph, undated, of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney.
James Buchanan, Wheatland (near Lancaster, Pa.), to John B. Floyd, 1857 February 21
Offers Floyd appointment as a member of his cabinet --"almost certainly that of Secretary of War."
Winfield Scott, New York, N.Y., to General John B. Floyd, Washington, D.C., 1857 February 28
Concerning the new President and administration, the Secretary of War, and whether the "Head Quarters of the army" shall remain in New York.
Jefferson Davis, Washington, D.C., to John B. Floyd, Secretary of War, Washington, D.C. [?], 1857 March 6
Congratulates Floyd on his appointment as Secretary of War.
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Va., to John B. Floyd, Secretary of War, Washington, D.C., 1857 March 13
Congratulates Floyd on his recent appointment as Secretary of War.
Abby Jane Greener, Clinton Place, New York, N.Y., to John B. Floyd, Secretary of War, 1857 November 16
Concerning the gift of a saddle cloth for JBF which was originally designed as a testimnoial of the late President Taylor; statement concerning woman's happiness; and possession of a George Washington letter.
John S. Cunningham, St. Helena Island, to John B. Floyd, Washington, D.C., 1858 January 1
Describes Longwood, the prison, tomb of Napoleon, the cruise of the Dale down the coast of Africa, and his plan to return home before the close of the last session of the Congress, now sitting.
Samuel Houston, n.p., to Governor John B. Floyd and his "Lady", 1858 March 11
Scope and Contents Regrets a dinner invitation. Including a letter from Samuel Houston, Independence, Texas, to William Lloyd, 14 September 1854, declining to pay for the Richmond Examiner because he never subscribed to it.
John B. Floyd, Washington "City," D.C., to Alexander von Humboldt, 1858 July 14
Thanks von Humboldt for his portrait; will continue to send surveys of far western territories; praises Humboldt's work. In French.
Alexander von Humboldt, Berlin, Germany, to John B. Floyd, Secretary of War, 1858 August 8
Thanks Floyd for accepting his portrait, and speaks of his admiration of the United States; requests that a certain friend be allowed to return to his family to finish the sketches from the Colorado expedition.
Ben McCulloch, Lake George, New York, to Governor John B. Floyd, 1859 August 7
Concerning a trip to the St. Lawrence and on to Quebec; and requesting to prolong the leave of a Lt. Major of the 2d calvalry for four months and reasons supporting the request.
Card of invitation to dinner from Lord Edmund Lyons, addressed to the Secretary of War, John B. Floyd, 1860 October 5
Card of invitation to dinner from Lord Edmund Lyons, addressed to the Secretary of War, John B. Floyd.