Box 7
Contains 67 Results:
Box 7
Thomas H. Averett, Halifax, Virginia, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington, D.C., 1846 May 25
Oregon question; campaign of 1844; Democrats in Congress; sectional interests vs. the Constitution; Polk's nomination at the Baltimore Convention; war with Mexico; lowered tariff; treasury system. 4 pp. ALS.
John P. Heiss, Washington, to [?], 1846 May 16
The Congressional printing done by Ritchie and Heiss, and John Niles' resolution proposing the price be reduced. Includes copy of a letter by John C. Rives to Heiss, 11 Feb. 1846, detailing the reasons for opposing Niles' resolution. 4 pp. ALS.
D. Truhart, Richmond, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington City, 1845 December 19
Congratulations to Ritchie on his confirmation as the Printer of Congress; mention of Polk's Administration. 2 pp. ALS.
John P. Heiss, Washington, D.C., to Thomas Ritchie, 1846 February 23
Heiss' resignation from his position with the Union. 1 p. ALS.
John P. Heiss, Union Office, to Thomas Ritchie, 1846 July 8
Scope and Contents
"Probability that a bill cannot be passed which will give [Congressional] printing out by Contract"; Cabinet members and friends in Congress who have failed to support Ritchie; continuance of the Union "on a great scale of curtailments of expenses, and under the strictest economy"; hope "that the Union can be made profitable". 3 pp. ALS.
Paul Buck, House of Representatives, to [?], 1845 December 22
Statement of the amount paid for printing and binding for the House of Representatives, 1823 to 1845, and a letter of explanation about the statement. 2pp. ALS.
John P. Heiss, Washington, D.C., to [?], 1846 January 29
Costs of printing Congressional material.
E. A. Cabell, Washington, to Thomas Ritchie, 1845 November 5
Salary increase for Cabell in his position as chief clerk in the Recorder's Bureau of the General Land Office. 3 pp. ALS
J.W. Scott, Austin, Texas, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington, 1845 November 10
Vote of Texans for annexation, the Constitution, Governor, and Lt. Governor; affairs with Mexico; Indian attack; General Sam Houston's proposed visit to Austin. 3 pp. ALS.
C.J. McDonald, Milledgeville, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington City, 1845 November 11
Triumph of Whigs in Georgia elections; mention of John C. Calhoun 3 pp. ALS.
Robert M. Hamilton, Consulate of the United States, Motevideo, to James Buchanan, Secretary of State, Washington, 1845 November 11
Hamilton's protection of U.S. citizens during the war between Uruguay and Argentina and request for payment of services from 31 Aug. 1838 to 31. Oct. 1845. Includes copy of certificate of Hamilton's sefices by Santiago Vasquez, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Uruguay, and a copy of Hamilton's bill to the U.S. Government. 8 pp. ALS.
J.B. Guthrie, Pittsburgh, to Thomas Ritchie and John P. Heiss, Washington City, 1845 November 14
Modification of Tarriff Act of 1842; tariff meeting at the Exchange Hotel; position of Pennsylvania Democrats and Whigs towards the Tariff. 2 pp. ALS.
George F. North and Eben W. Allen, Nantuckett, to Thomas Ritchie and John P. Heiss, Washington, D.C., 1845 November 18
Correction of an article in the Union about the choice of a Democratic County Committee of Nantuckett. 1 p. ALS
M. A. Randal, Wledon, No[rth] Ca[rolina], to Thomas Ritchie, Washington, D.C., 1845 November 18
Oregon; texas; tariff; iron interests in Pennsylvania; internal improvements. 3 pp. ALS
John R. Ridge, Cherokee Nation, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington City, D.C., 1845 November 19
Murders by John Ross in 1839; present reign of terror over the Cherokees; petition to the President; appeal to Ritchie. 5 pp. ALS.
Mrs. S.C. Stevenson, The Retreat, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington, 1845 November 20
Forwarding letters to friends in England through the State Department.
G.W. Good[e?], St. Louis, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington City, D.C., 1845 November 30
Foreign appointment sought by THomas H. Holt. 2 pp. ALS.
Robert B. Taylor, [?], to [Thomas Ritchie & John P. Heiss], Washington, D.C., 1845 December 5
Scope and Contents
Account of a storm at sea and the "benefits arising from the observation of barometers". 3 pp. ALS.
J. Bragg, Mobile, to William L. Yancey, Washington, 1845 December 8
Bragg's displeasure with an article in the Union about his brother; description of the Bragg family and thier relation to the Democratic Party; circumstances leading to Lt. Bragg's court martial by General Scott. Communication prepared to counter the article in the Union. 3 pp. ALS.
Gansevoort Melville, London, to Thomas Ritchie, 1845 December 11
British agitation over the corn laws and an article printed by the Times. 4 pp. ALS
M. J. Cohen, Baltimore, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington City, 1845 December 14
Paper on the Hawaiian Islands by Dr. William Maxwell Wood. 2 pp. ALS.
Russell Jarvis, New York, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington, D.C., 1845 December 15
An editorial position for Jarvis with the Union; writing assignments he would not accept; salary expectations; previous experience; political preferences. 3 pp. ALS
[?] Vienna, Austria, to Edmund Burke, [?], 1845 December 16
Detailed description of Austria's natural wealth, industry, and commerce for the benefit of planters and merchants in the United States. 4 pp. incomplete. L.
M. Alexander, Richmond, to John S. Barbour, Culpepper, 1845 December 24
Dissatisfaction with the Virginia state legislature; internal improvements along the James River; rail road connections; news of relative P.N. Barbour now in Texas. 3 pp. ALS