People: Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889. and Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1870">1870</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1874">1874</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over People Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889. People Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Year 1870 to 1874

Extent:: 35.0 linear feet (74 boxes, 25 volumes)
Abstract:: The James Buchanan papers span the entirety of Buchanan's legal, political and diplomatic career, including his service as Pennsylvania assemblyman, U.S. representative, minister to Russia, U.S. senator, secretary of state, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Great Britain, and president of the United States. The collection consists primarily of correspondence, but also includes speeches, notes, business papers, legal papers, manuscript drafts, pamphlets, books, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks. The most significant groups of materials in this collection are related to Buchanan's time as secretary of state, 1845-1849; minister to Great Britain, 1854-1856; and the growing differences between the North and South before the Civil War, 1857-1861.

Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1.0 linear feet (; 5 boxes)
Abstract:: The papers of Lewis S. Coryell, lumber dealer and political leader in Pennsylvania consist mostly of correspondence related to state and national politics. There are also some letters related to Coryell's lumber business at New Hope, Pennsylvania, as well as on the construction of canals, railroads, and roads.

Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]

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