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Letter from James Buchanan to M. S. Blackman

Letter from James Buchanan to M. S. Blackman
November 29, 1841

Senator James Buchanan defends his position as a candidate for President and discusses Pennsylvania's important role in national politics. "I have never yet deemed myself a candidate for the highest office, nor have I considered it," as Buchanan...

Location: MC 1998.10, B1, F27

Subject: Politics and Government

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Letter from James Buchanan to M. S. Blackman


Report of Henry Clay’s speech on the Webster-Ashburton Treaty by Unknown Author
Report of Henry Clay’s speech on the Webster-Ashburton Treaty by Unknown Author
1842

This report by an unknown author discusses and provides a summary of the key points in Senator Henry Clay's speech on the Webster-Ashburton Treaty. This report notes how "[Clay] believed in the sincerity of the professions of the British Govt"...

Location: I-SpahrB-1950-2

Subject: International Affairs, Military Affairs and Conflict, Politics and Government

Format: Reports

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Report of Henry Clay’s speech on the Webster-Ashburton Treaty by Unknown Author

Journal of Charles Collins
Journal of Charles Collins
1842-1864

Charles Collins records his thoughts and activities from his time at Emory and Henry College in Emory, Virginia, to his years as president of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and then as the head of State Female College in Memphis,...

Location: MC 2003.6, B1, F6

Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Education, Genealogy and Family History, Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government, Religion and Spirituality

Format: Diaries and Journals

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Journal of Charles Collins (Transcript)

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Location: MC 2003.6, B1, F6

Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Education, Genealogy and Family History, Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government, Religion and Spirituality

Format: Diaries and Journals

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Journal of Charles Collins (Transcript)

Letter from Richard Rush to Lewis Cist
Letter from Richard Rush to Lewis Cist
January 27, 1842

Richard Rush responds to a request for his autograph as well as any letters he may have from past governors or senators from Pennsylvania for possible publication. "In regard to letters of any of the past governors or senators of [Pennsylvania],...

Location: I-BeachW-1983-6

Subject: Politics and Government

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Richard Rush to Lewis Cist

Letter from James Buchanan to Thomas Brice
Letter from James Buchanan to Thomas Brice
February 26, 1842

Senator James Buchanan writes to Thomas Brice regarding how society values "mechanicks" and argues against cutting the salaries of members of Congress. Buchanan explains that Brice "underrates the estimation in which our mechanicks are held." "I...

Location: MC 1998.10, B2, F1

Subject: Business and Industry, Politics and Government

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Letter from James Buchanan to Thomas Brice

Letter from James Buchanan to George McClellan
Letter from James Buchanan to George McClellan
February 27, 1842

Senator James Buchanan responds to Dr. George McClellan's request for his son to receive an appointment as a cadet, possibly to West Point. "I have not interfered either directly or indirectly, in any appointment since Mr. Van Buren retired; but...

Location: MC 1998.10, B2, F1

Subject: Military Affairs and Conflict, Politics and Government

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Letter from James Buchanan to George McClellan

Letter from James Campbell to Reah Frazer
Letter from James Campbell to Reah Frazer
April 1, 1842

Postmaster General James Campbell writes to Reah Frazer, an attorney in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, about various political issues and James Buchanan as a possible candidate for a future Presidential election. "I should like very much to go...

Location: I-SpahrB-1958-3

Subject: Politics and Government

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Letter from James Campbell to Reah Frazer

Letter from George Bethune to Isaac Waldron
Letter from George Bethune to Isaac Waldron
April 1, 1842

Rev. George Washington Bethune asks Isaac Waldron to also "come and see me" when he visits his mother. Bethune, a member of the Class of 1823, lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Location: I-Purchase-1955-1

Subject: Personal and Family Life

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Letter from George Bethune to Isaac Waldron

Letter from Andrew Jackson to J. Southall
Letter from Andrew Jackson to J. Southall
April 1, 1842

Former President Andrew Jackson writes J. Southall to discus a letter that President John Tyler wrote to a "Govr. Branch" and explain what he believes the United States policy should be towards Great Britain. "It behoves [President Tyler] to meet...

Location: I-SpahrB-1953-12

Subject: International Affairs, Politics and Government

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Andrew Jackson to J. Southall

Letter from Andrew Gregg Curtin to C. E. Lex
Letter from Andrew Gregg Curtin to C. E. Lex
April 4, 1842

Attorney Andrew Gregg Curtin (Class of 1837) writes to an unspecified C. E. Lex, offering his opinion on a legal matter concerning liability for certain debts.

Location: I-BeachW-1982-3

Subject: Legal Affairs

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Andrew Gregg Curtin to C. E. Lex

Letter from James Buchanan to James McLanahan
Letter from James Buchanan to James McLanahan
June 22, 1842

Senator James Buchanan writes to James X. McLanahan, a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, regarding how postmasters are appointed and removed, Pennsylvania politics, and the apportionment bill. "Now the power of removal rests with the...

Location: MC 1998.10, B2, F1

Subject: Politics and Government

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Letter from James Buchanan to James McLanahan

"National Ingratitude," by John R. Pattison
"National Ingratitude," by John R. Pattison
July 14, 1842

John Richard Pattison prepared this oration, entitled “National Ingratitude," for the commencement ceremonies held July 14, 1842. Authoring an original speech was among the graduation requirements for Dickinson College seniors at that time....

Location: Orations-1842-P321n

Subject: Politics and Government

Format: Speeches and Sermons

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon "National Ingratitude," by John R. Pattison

Master of Arts Diploma - Daniel Bates
Master of Arts Diploma - Daniel Bates
July 14, 1842

Daniel Elzey Moore Bates (Class of 1839) receives his Master of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on July 14, 1842.

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Master of Arts Diploma - Daniel Bates

Bachelor of Arts Diploma - Perry Buckingham
Bachelor of Arts Diploma - Perry Buckingham
July 14, 1842

Perry Green Buckingham receives his Bachelor of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on July 14, 1842.

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Bachelor of Arts Diploma - Perry Buckingham

Letter from James Buchanan to John McClintock
Letter from James Buchanan to John McClintock
July 21, 1842

Senator James Buchanan asks Dickinson College Professor John McClintock to thank the Board of Trustees for granting him an honorary Doctor of Laws. "I feel conscious that I do not deserve so distinguished a literary honor," Buchanan notes....

Location: MC 1998.10, B2, F1

Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College Alumni Affairs, Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History, Personal and Family Life

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Letter from James Buchanan to John McClintock

Letter from Roger B. Taney to Henry Baldwin
Letter from Roger B. Taney to Henry Baldwin
August 23, 1842

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Roger Brooke Taney writes to Henry Baldwin about the delay in payment for Baldwin's books. As Taney explains, "I have written to [the individual responsible for forwarding the money] requesting his immediate...

Location: I-SpahrB-1951-4

Subject: Economics and Finance, Personal and Family Life

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Roger B. Taney to Henry Baldwin

Journal of Alfred B. McCalmont

Journal of Alfred B. McCalmont
October 1842 - January 1846

Alfred Brunson McCalmont, a member of the Class of 1844, writes daily entries about classes, social life at Dickinson College, and his life after graduation. McCalmont's entries start in October 1842 and conclude in January 1846. Transcript...

Location: I-Friends-2012-3

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Personal and Family Life

Format: Diaries and Journals

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Journal of Alfred B. McCalmont (Transcript)

Letter from John Zug to Margaret Hood
Letter from John Zug to Margaret Hood
October 14, 1842

John Zug (Class of 1837) writes to his wife, Margaret Hood, updating her on the farmhouse and the lives of their friends. Transcript included.

Location: I-Friends-2013-8

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Personal and Family Life

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Letter from John Zug to Margaret Hood

Letter from James Buchanan to P. G. Washington
Letter from James Buchanan to P. G. Washington
October 18, 1842

Senator James Buchanan responds to P. G. Washington's request for a recommendation for a political appointment. "I have recommended no friend for office," as Buchanan explains, "since the present administration came into power." Transcript...

Location: MC 1998.10, B2, F2

Subject: Politics and Government

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Letter from James Buchanan to P. G. Washington

Letter from James Buchanan to Mrs. James I. Roosevelt
Letter from James Buchanan to Mrs. James I. Roosevelt
November 8, 1842

US Senator James Buchanan writes Mrs. James I. Roosevelt (Cornelia Van Ness Roosevelt) to express his regrets that he "could not enjoy the pleasure of meeting you on my late visit to New York." Buchanan notes that he hopes to see her "at...

Location: MC 1998.10, B2, F3

Subject: Personal and Family Life

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Letter from James Buchanan to Mrs. James I. Roosevelt

Letter from James Buchanan to Benjamin Champneys
Letter from James Buchanan to Benjamin Champneys
January 13, 1843

Senator James Buchanan writes Benjamin Champneys, a Pennsylvania State Senator, to thank him for his help "in rescuing me from the hands of the Philistines" and to discuss several political issues. "I never believed until the present moment that...

Location: MC 1998.10, B2, F4

Subject: Politics and Government

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Letter from James Buchanan to Benjamin Champneys

Letter from James Buchanan to Harrison Wright
Letter from James Buchanan to Harrison Wright
March 13, 1843

Senator James Buchanan writes to Harrison Wright regarding President William Henry Harrison's administration and the appointment of a postmaster in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Buchanan also comments on Vice President John Tyler's ambitions. "...

Location: MC 1998.10, B2, F4

Subject: Politics and Government

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Letter from James Buchanan to Harrison Wright

Letter from James Buchanan to Samuel C. Humes
Letter from James Buchanan to Samuel C. Humes
June 13, 1843

Senator James Buchanan writes to Samuel C. Humes and explains that he "cannot interefere in any appointment under Mr. Tyler's administration." Buchanan claims that President John Tyler is "a well disposed & well informed man; but he is more...

Location: MC 1998.10, B2, F5

Subject: Politics and Government

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon Letter from James Buchanan to Samuel C. Humes

"British Empire in the East," by Isaac Dillon
"British Empire in the East," by Isaac Dillon
July 13, 1843

Isaac Dillon prepared this oration, entitled “British Empire in the East," for the commencement ceremonies held July 13, 1843. Authoring an original speech was among the graduation requirements for Dickinson College seniors at that time....

Location: Orations-1843-D579b

Subject: International Affairs, Politics and Government

Format: Speeches and Sermons

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon "British Empire in the East," by Isaac Dillon

"Colonial Prosperity," by William L. Whitney
"Colonial Prosperity," by William L. Whitney
July 13, 1843

William L. Whitney prepared this oration, entitled “Colonial Prosperity," for the commencement ceremonies held July 13, 1843. Authoring an original speech was among the graduation requirements for Dickinson College seniors at that time....

Location: Orations-1843-W623c

Subject: Education, Politics and Government

Format: Speeches and Sermons

Time Period: 1840-1859

View Item: PDF icon "Colonial Prosperity," by William L. Whitney

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