Box 6
Contains 82 Results:
Andrew Stevenson, Tree Hill, to William Selden, Washington City, 1845 May 6
Report on the health of a mutual friend. 2 pp. ALS.
Henry Ludlam, Richmond, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington City, D.C., 1845 May 6
Ritchie's new position in Washington and the reaction in general of people in Richmond; Ludlam's request that his new title be announced at Ritchie's earliest convenience. 2 pp. ALS.
"An old Subscriber to the Globe and now of the Union", [?], to Thomas Ritchie, Washington City, 1845 May 11
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Views on the topic of "Presidential Succession"; Presidential appointments; Texas annexation; Union editorial on President Polk. 3 pp. AL.
E. Montague, Washington, D.C., to Thomas Ritchie, Washington, DC., 1845 May 11
Letter of introduction presenting William Flinn, past editor of the Pittsburgh daily Aurora. 1 p. ALS.
Augustus Danyan, New York, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington City, D.C., 1845 May 12
Recommendation of Professor Aimes as a regular correspondant in New York for Ritchie's paper. 2 pp. ALS.
William H. Richardson, Richmond, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington, 1845 May 17
Invitation to attend a Farmers' Club meeting. 1 p. ALS.
B.B. French, House of Representatives, to John S Mehan, Library of Congress, 1845 May 21
Request by the clerk of the House of Representatives that Thomas Ritchie be permitted to take books from the Library of Congress. 1 p. ALS.
Simon Cameron, Middletown, Penna., to Thomas Ritchie, Washington, D.C., 1845 May 23
Letter by one of the fathers of the Republican Party is forwarded to Ritchie [not enclosed with letter]; the Union newspaper is complimented; Ritchie is assured of a vote in his bid for Preinter of the Congress. 1 p. ALS.
John Hastings, New Garden, Ohio, to Thomas Ritchie and John P. Heiss, Washington, D.C., 1845 May 27
Annexation of Texas; abolitionists; tariffs; banking. 2 pp. ALS.
C. Robison, Carthage, Illinois, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington, D.C., [1845 June]
Suggestions for the suppression of the slave trade and recolonization of Blacks in Africa. 3 pp. ALS.
Charles S. Benton, Mohawk, to W.D. Wallach, [?], 1845 June 3
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"Sketches of Congress" and the appearance of these articles in the Union. 2 pp. ALS.
Sandy Harris, Philadelphia, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington, D.C., 1845 June 6
Unity of the Democratic Party in Pennsylvania; election by the Pa. legislature of General Cameron as U.S. Senator over Judge Woodard. 2 pp. ALS.
Charles J. McDonald, Marietta, Georgia, to William Selden, Washington City, 1845 June 9
Letter for the Secretary of the Army which solicits an appointment for a friend; death of a mutual friend and the grief of his sister; meeting of a state convention to nominate a candidate for Governor; strength of the Whigs in Georgia. 3 pp. ALS.
Lt. Leger L. Carter, [?], to Thomas Ritchie, Washington, 1845 June 19
Request for a change of subscription from the Enquirer to the Union. 1 p. ALS.
John McClure, Oregon City, to Dr. Elijah White, [?], 1845 June 27
Report on the District of Clatsop [?] in Oregon describing the land, population, industry, and climate. 2 pp. ALS.
Charles Nichols, Baltimore, to Thomas Ritchie, 1845 July 7
State of the foreign carrying trade; abuses existing in the important of merchandise. 8 pp. ALS.
S. A. Jackson, Washington, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington, 1845 July 7
Copy of an article for publication in the Union; Whigs retaining positions in the Administration. 3 pp. ALS.
Charles Nichols, Baltimore, to Thomas Ritchie, 1845 July 7
Reorganization of America's Consular establishment. 4 pp. ALS.
Nathaniel Ford, Vale of the Rickriver, to Dr. Elijah White, 1845 July 7
Description of the Oregon country, especially areas near the Columbia and Willamette rivers; Ford elaborates on the fertility of the soil, navigation of rivers, variations in climate, and beautiful scenery. 3 pp. ALS.
Andrew Stevenson, The Retreat, to Thomas Ritchie, 1845 July [8?]
His address which was well recieved by the liberal Whigs; the great difficulty which will have to be met at the next Congress where everything will depend on the course the President [Polk] takes. [Illegible handwriting and a system of short hand which drops vowels make reading difficult. 4 pp. ALS.
E. Croswell, Albany, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington, 1845 July 8
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The Atlas as being "hostile to President Polk"; mention of Van Buren; Ritchie's role in helping to settle the Texas Question. 3 pp. ALS.
"Lex" , Washington, to Thomas Ritchie, 1845 July 11
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"Removal of Major Wm. B. Lewis" from office by Preisdent Polk. 3 pp. AL.
N. Ranney, Saint Louis, to Col. Thomas Ritchie, Washington, 1845 July 16
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President Polk's "unnatural course" towards his friends in Missouri. 2 pp. ALS.
Robert M. McLane, Baltimore, to Thomas Ritchie, 1845 July 17
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President's resolution passed Monday evening; discussion of the political makeup of the New York Council; Administration growing daily in strength; hopes that Polk will continue to "cherish all the elements" which elected him President; Ritchie's "neighbor the 'U.S. Journal'" as a "very low press". 4 pp. ALS.
S.A. Goodwin, Auburn [?], to Thomas Ritchie, 1845 July 21
Goodwin's dislike of a Mr. Rathkin [?]; "denunciation [of} Mr. Polks administration as 'an appendix to John Tylers administration'" article submitted in rebuttal to some of Rathkin's political beliefs. 3 pp. ALS.