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Presidents--United States--Election--1840

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Robert Saunders Letter to Henry A. Wise

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00509
Content Description

Two page letter from Saunders, President of the College of William and Mary, from Williamsburg, Virginia to The Honorable Henry A. Wise, informing him that a messenger had arrived recently to inform him that John Tyler had been elected President of the United States.

Dates: 1841-02-17

Joshua Thompson Letter

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00016
Scope and Contents

This consists of one letter addressed to Joshua Tompson of Edgefield District, South Carolina, and is signed by his cousin Joe. The letter was written while Joe was aboard a ship called the "Republic" in Charleston, South Carolina. In the letter, he references the high heat in Charleston, and solicits a visit from his cousin. He also makes reference to wanting to discuss the presidential election and comments on the slaves in Charleston.

Dates: 1840 May 30