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Benton, Thomas Hart (1782-1858)
to William C. Bryant re: seeking re-election of Martin Van Buren
"The interest of the country requires him [Van Buren] to be re-elected."
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circa 23 August 1876
Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895)
to T. R. H. Johnson
No year cited, but preliminary research suggests the year of publication. Thanks Johnson, editor of The Monthly Elevator, for a bound volume recently sent. Remarks that the Elevator, an African American journal, is "laying the foundation of a...
GLC05312
10 May 1870
Williams, J. (fl. 1870)
to John T. Caine
Comments on managing the Salt Lake Theatre with Hiram Clawson, and having to pay all the proceeds to the landlord. He mentions that Clawson brought up Caine's situation (taking up residence in Washington, D.C. in order to protest anti-Mormon federal...
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14 March 1830
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland) (1808-1873)
to Edward Chase
Writes to his brother, a lawyer in Lockport, New York, about his journey from Washington, D.C. to Cincinnati, Ohio. Laments his undesirable traveling companions among whom was a woman convict. "A woman too - who had been committed for Infanticide...
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20 January 1842
Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
to James Brooks
Adams comments upon his "essay" in defense of British actions in China during the Opium War. He maintains that he confined himself "to the question of right from wrong between the parties, as it stood upon the ransom of Canton." He bases his...
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12 April 1862
Gordon, George Washington (1836-1911)
to his daughter
Written in pencil as P.O.W. at prison no. 3, Camp Chase, Ohio. Gordon writes about conditions living as a P.O.W and the liberty he enjoys through Christ. He mentions sickness in the camp, both deceased and surviving members of his company, and some...
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12 October 1836
Key, Francis Scott (1779-1843)
to unknown
Apparently written to a clergyman friend who refused to baptize the child of unbelieving parents. Key dwells at length on the sponsors' obligations in baptism, supporting his friend's decision. He gives specific advice on how he would have proceeded...
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September 29, 1862
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
to Edwin M. Stanton
A two-page petition regarding churches in Port Royal, S.C., occupies recto and verso of first leaf. Lincoln's note appears on verso of second leaf. Lincoln writes about the danger of conflict among different religious denominations in their ministry...
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8 November 1928
Abbot, C. G. (1872-1973)
to "Our Heroes Class," First Methodist Church
Writing to a Sunday school class, Abbot, an Astrophysicist and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, recounts an anecdote from his childhood in which a cobbler told him "the Kingdom of Heaven is within you." Abbot explains that Heaven is within...
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27 August 1974
Albert, Carl (1908-2000)
to Earl G. Hunt
Responding to Methodist Bishop Hunt's request for his favorite quotation, Albert cites the Golden Rule (Matthew 7:12). He learned a slightly different version from the text given in the King James Bible. He also remarks that it has subconsciously...
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