Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1801 - 1872
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Daniel S. Dickinson Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Dickinson
Abstract
Daniel S. Dickinson was a prominent Civil War politician from New York, a conservative Democrat who worked toward compromise before the war began. During the war, he sought to quash Union internal political disagreement and after the war he remained in politics. He was commended by the public and politicians on both sides of the conflict for his oratorical skills and genial manner. This collection is mainly composed of correspondence to that effect, as well as some letters on the subjects of...
Dates:
1799-1892; Majority of material found within 1830 - 1860
Jefferson Columbus Davis papers
Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Ayer-MS-3057
Abstract
Original journals, correspondence, photographs, engravings, newsclippings, together with some typed copies, documenting the career army officer's tenure as military governor of Alaska, 1867-1870, and his and his wife's tour of Mexico in 1878.
Dates:
1867-1878
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Alaska -- Description and travel 1
- Alaska -- Politics and government -- 1867-1959 -- Sources 1
- Compromise of 1850 1
- Correspondence 1
- Correspondence -- 1851-1900 1
- Diaries -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- 1851-1900 1
- Diaries -- Mexico -- Mexico City -- 1851-1900 1
- Indians of North America -- Alaska -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
- Invitations 1
- Journals (notebooks) -- Alaska -- 1851-1900 1
- Legislators -- United States 1
- Manuscripts, American -- Alaska -- Sitka 1
- Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Manuscripts, American -- Louisiana -- New Orleans 1
- Manuscripts, American -- Mexico -- Mexico City 1
- Mexico City (Mexico) -- Description and travel 1
- Mississippi River -- Description and travel 1
- New Orleans (La.) -- Description and travel 1
- New York (State) 1
- Newspapers -- Alaska -- Sitka -- 1851-1900 1
- Photographs 1
- Photographs -- 1851-1900 1
- Political parties -- United States -- History -- 19th century 1
- Politicians 1
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- History 1
- Sketchbooks 1
- Slavery 1
- Speeches 1
- Steamboats -- Mississippi River -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
- Texas -- Annexation to the United States 1
- Transcripts 1
- United States -- Confederate States of America 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Wilmot proviso 1 + ∧ less
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