Senator James Buchanan writes to General James Tallmadge regarding the Oregon border negotiations. Transcript included.
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1840-1859
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January 5, 1845
Location: MC 1998.10, B2, F9
Subject: International Affairs, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
January 19, 1845
Senator James Buchanan writes to George Guier and explains why he cannot help Guier's son secure an appointment as a notary public in California. "The President has no power to appoint a Notary Public in California or to make any other civil appointment in that territory," as Buchanan explains....
Location: MC 1998.10, B2, F21
Subject: Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
February 1845
Spencer F. Baird, a Professor of Natural Sciences at Dickinson, publishes "Contributions Towards a Catalogue of the Trees and Shrubs of Cumberland County, PA" in the Literary Record and Journal of the Linnaean Association of Pennsylvania College (Vol. 1, No. 4) in February 1845.
Location: I-Original-1845-1
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Science and Technology
Format: Essays and Dissertations
Time Period: 1840-1859
April 26, 1845
Secretary of State James Buchanan writes former Representative Caleb Cushing and offers him an appointment as "the chief clerkship in the Department of State." "Your services in this position, in the present state of our foreign relations might be of much advantage to your country," as Buchanan...
Location: MC 1998.10, B2, F9
Subject: Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
May 6, 1845
Secretary of State James Buchanan (Class of 1809) writes to Charles Breuil, who wishes to be relieved of his current government duties. Buchanan advises Breuil to "get a few of [his] best known friends to write strong letters to" President James K. Polk.
Location: I-AsbellY-2004-4
Subject: Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
June 6, 184
Secretary of State James Buchanan writes to Francis W. Pickens, a member of the South Carolina Senate, regarding the new James K. Polk administration, Buchanan's adjustment to life as a cabinet appointee, and Pickens' decision to not accept the position of United States Minister to the United...
Location: MC 1998.10, B2, F10
Subject: Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
June 10, 1845
Richard Rush writes Colonel Thomas Aspinwall to discuss the publication of the English edition of his book, Memoirs of a Residence at the Court of London, which contains "important additions and corrections" that were missing from the Philadelphia edition. Rush does not reflect on his...
Location: I-SellersC-1973-2
Subject: Literary Pursuits
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
June 14, 1845
Diplomat and politician Richard Rush writes to Colonel Thomas Aspinwall, discussing the upcoming publication of Aspinwall's book in Philadelphia, the possibility of publishing a second edition in London, and the reproduction of excerpts in Philadelphia newspapers.
Location: I-Friends-1976-10
Subject: Business and Industry, Literary Pursuits
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
June 20, 1845
Professor John Reed responds to John Penn Brock's question on whether he can receive his diploma at Commencement. While Brock is "entitled to your diploma conferring the Degree of Bachelor of Laws," Reed notes that Brock must first send money. "Five dollars is required by the Faculty which," as...
Location: I-SpahrB-1940-1
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education, Legal Affairs, Personal and Family Life
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
July 10, 1845
This copy of the printed program for the commencement exercises held on July 10, 1845 shows the members of the graduating class and the speeches that they were scheduled to deliver.
Location: Dickinsoniana Programs
Subject: Dickinson College Events
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1840-1859
July 10, 1845
James Biddle Gordon receives his Bachelor of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on July 10, 1845.
Location: Diploma Collection
Subject: Education
Format: Certificates and Diplomas
Time Period: 1840-1859
July 23, 1845
Secretary of State James Buchanan writes to Charles Ward regarding Ward's appointment as the new "Consul of the U. States for the Island of Zanzibar." Transcript included.
Location: MC 1998.10, B2, F10
Subject: International Affairs, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
September 22, 1845
Benjamin Rush III, grandson of Dickinson College founder Benjamin Rush, writes to attorney Jervis Spencer regarding debt of Joseph Newcomer. Transcript included.
Location: I-AsbellY-2003-2
Subject: Economics and Finance
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
September 27, 1845
Secretary of State James Buchanan to diplomat J. Randolph Clay regarding future diplomatic appointments, the annexation of Texas, and the possibility of a war with Mexico. "I think, from present appearances we shall have no war with Mexico; but this is yet uncertain," as Buchanan explains....
Location: MC 1998.10, B2, F11
Subject: International Affairs, Military Affairs and Conflict, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
October 1845
Spencer F. Baird, a Professor of Natural Sciences at Dickinson, publishes "Catalogue of Birds Found in the Neighborhood of Carlisle, Cumberland County, PA" in the Literary Record and Journal of the Linnaean Association of Pennsylvania College (Vol. 1, No. 12) in October 1845. 1845.
Location: I-Original-1845-1
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Science and Technology
Format: Essays and Dissertations
Time Period: 1840-1859
December 1, 1845
Dickinson Professor John Reed writes to John Brock with information about a legal issue. "Judge [Samuel] Hepburn is absent at Juniata Court," but Reed is confident that "I can have the certificate in due form upon his return." Transcript included.
Location: I-SpahrB-1940-1
Subject: Legal Affairs
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
December 8, 1845
Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney responds to Garret Dorset Wall's recommendation of former New Jersey Governor Peter Dumont Vroom for the vacancy at the United States Supreme Court. While he may hold Governor Vroom in high regard, Taney explains that he will not interfere in the...
Location: I-SpahrB-1965-16
Subject: Legal Affairs, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
1846
The Dickinson College catalog for the 1846-1847 academic year. Through the years, the annual catalog was variously titled "The Bulletin," "Catalogue and Register," "Course Catalog," and similar variants. The catalog typically includes the list of courses offered, requirements for enrollment,...
Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education
Format: Books and Pamphlets
Time Period: 1840-1859
January 3, 1846
Henry Martyn Harman writes to his father, Andrew Harman, about classes starting at Dickinson. After he "overtook the class in Algebra," Harman explains that he is "now in the second class in college, which is the Sophomore." Harman notes "I have a great deal of hard studying" as a result of...
Location: I-EdwardsR-1946-1
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Science and Technology
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
February 3, 1846
Former Dickinson College President John P. Durbin writes to a committee, which consists of Daniel Gans, William M. Hall, and Charles Black, and thanks them for "the honor" of electing him into their society. Durbin, however, notes his "regret" in having to "decline your kind invitation to...
Location: I-SpahrB-1966-4
Subject: Education, Personal and Family Life
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
February 6, 1846
Secretary of State James Buchanan writes to Jacob B. Weidman regarding appointments of midshipmen to the United States Navy as well as Judge Woodward's confirmation. Transcript included.
Location: MC 1998.10, B2, F11
Subject: Military Affairs and Conflict, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
March 19, 1846
Secretary of State James Buchanan (Class of 1809) writes to Massachusetts Senator John Davis regarding the burglary of Mrs. Sally Blake's house in Boston. The burglar, William Baird, has fled the United States for Britain, and it is Buchanan's opinion that "the expense attending the apprehension...
Location: I-AsbellY-2002-45
Subject: Legal Affairs, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
April 18-24, 1846
William Findlay Shunk, a member of the class of 1847, describes his flight from Dickinson College in April 1846 in his journal. "Amid all my troubles, feeling as if I was under the curse of god and my father [Pennsylvania Governor Francis R. Shunk], I feel as if I would endure ten times as much...
Location: I-Purchase-1965-14
Subject: Dickinson College Student Life, Personal and Family Life
Format: Diaries and Journals
Time Period: 1840-1859
May 11, 1846
Dickinson Professor John Reed writes to John Brock and discusses legal issues related to whether women have the right to make a deed. Even though he cites various case law, Reed notes that Brock's "questions... are of a vexed sort and not readily settled." Transcript included.
Location: I-SpahrB-1940-1
Subject: Legal Affairs
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
June 1, 1846
Secretary of State James Buchanan writes to Commander William W. McKean instructing him to deliver communications to Mr. Jewett at Callao, Peru. Buchanan also encloses a letter addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru. Transcript included.
Location: MC 1998.10, B2, F12
Subject: International Affairs, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
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