Five documents to John Langdon regarding his nomination as vice president [decimalized]

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GLC#
GLC05899
Type
Header Record
Date
May 1812
Title
Five documents to John Langdon regarding his nomination as vice president [decimalized]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison
War of 1812
Government and Civics
Politics
Election
Republican Party

Showing 5 of 5 records

Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to John Langdon

19 May 1812

Macon, Nathaniel, 1758-1837

Reports that James Madison was nominated for president and Langdon for vice president by Republican Congressional Caucus. Congratulates Langdon and describes his nomination as "made without the solicitation or intrigue of any one of your...

GLC05899.01
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to John Langdon

21 May 1812

Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849

Urges Langdon to accept the nomination for vice president, claiming that "Your not declining the nomination to the vice presidency is, in my opinion, essential to Union, Republicanism and the public welfare." Heaps praise on Langdon. Earnestly...

GLC05899.02
Collection Item
Letter signed

to John Langdon

22 May 1812

Smilie, John, 1741-1812

Cosigned by William H. Crawford and Charles Cutts. On behalf of the Republican members of Congress, informs Langdon of his nomination for the vice presidency. Comments on the difficulties facing the nation, claiming that "In this awful period of...

GLC05899.03
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to John Langdon

29 May 1812

Nicholson, Joseph H., 1770-1817

Urges Langdon to accept the nomination for vice president, stating that his "services are necessary to the public weal. The Union must be consolidated by combining the strength of the Southern and Eastern States in the two highest offices of the...

GLC05899.04
Collection Item
Autograph document signed

[Extracts from the proceedings Republican presidential and vice presidential nominating convention]

29 May 1812

Varnum, Joseph B., 1751-1821

Records the process by which James Madison and John Langdon were nominated for president and vice president for the election of 1812. Also indicates the failed attempt to nominate Elbridge Gerry for vice president: "[O]n counting the ballots... for...

GLC05899.05