Nathan Sargent from Henry Hitchcock, October 10, 1838
Sargent, Nathan, 1794-1875
Kennedy, John Pendleton, 1795-1870
Whig Party (U.S.)
United States--Politics and government--19th century
United States--Officials and employees
Letter regarding the commencement of building activities, including four brick stores and a cotton prep house.
Hitchcock, Henry, 1829-1902.
Nathan Sargent papers, (RHC-44)
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
No Copyright - United States
Nathan Sargent from Benjamin F. Butler, November 11, 1874
Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856
Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836
Clinton, George, 1739-1812
Tompkins, Daniel D., 1774-1825
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
Sergeant, John, 1779-1852
Frelinghuysen, Theodore, 1787-1862
Johnson, Richard M. (Richard Mentor), 1780-1850
United States. Office of the Vice President
New Castle (Del.)
New York (State)
Massachusetts
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Illinois
Letter regarding Butler's treatment by the press.
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
Nathan Sargent from Reverdy Johnson, January 26, 1848
Democratic Party (U.S.)
American Party
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Letter regarding an invoice that was previously enclosed.
Johnson, Reverdy, 1796-1876
Nathan Sargent from Reverdy Johnson, November 7, 1848
Hitchcock, Henry, 1829-1902
Biddle, Alexander, 1819-1899
Mobile (Ala.)
New York (N.Y.)
Primarily illegible letter regarding electoral politics.
Nathan Sargent from Clement Comer Clay, March 14, 1832
Granger, Francis, 1792-1868
National Intelligencer Office (Washington, D.C.)
Compromise of 1850
Whig Party (U.S.). National Convention
United States. Congress
Canandaigua (N.Y.)
Kansas
Nebraska
Baltimore (Md.)
Albany (N.Y.)
Letter detailing the Alabama Supreme Court's process of admitting attorneys from other states.
Clay, Clement Comer, 1789-1866
Nathan Sargent from Edward Everett, May 10, 1838
Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879
Washington (D.C.)
Letter discussing scientific lectures, the re-election of Pennsylvania Gov. Joseph Ritner, and Massachusetts's reluctance to support William Henry Harrison.
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
Nathan Sargent from Edward Everett, January 3, 1836
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Kentucky
Ohio
Letter discussing potential Whig nominees for President in the 1836 election, and the growing approval of a Daniel Webster candidacy.
Nathan Sargent from Edward Everett, February 20, 1835
Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Boston (Mass.)
Letter discussing elections in Vermont, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania, and Antimason Party activity.
Nathan Sargent from Edward Everett, January 2, 1835
Ashland (Ky.)
Letter discussing potential Whig nominees for President in the 1836 election.
Nathan Sargent from Edward Everett, November 23, 1835
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
White, Hugh Lawson, 1773-1840
Antimasonic Party
Harrisburg (Pa.)
Charlton (Mass.)
Letter discussing rumors of Henry Clay's plans to run for President, and Antimasonic opposition to William Henry Harrison.
Nathan Sargent from Caleb Cushing, December 22, 1840
Stuart, Alexander H. H. (Alexander Hugh Holmes), 1807-1891
Constitutional Union Party (U.S.)
American Party (N.Y.)
Staunton (Va.)
Letter discussing removals from office, and Cushing's opinion that postmasters are the tools of Amos Kendall, former editor of the Washington Globe and US Postmaster General under Andrew Jackson.
Nathan Sargent from Caleb Cushing, December 13, 1835
Ritner, Joseph, 1780-1869
Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850
Vermont
Rhode Island
Letter regarding a series of business letters.
Nathan Sargent from Caleb Cushing, February 28, 1838
Letter regarding Cushing's health, the likelihood of a treasury bill passing, the need for the Whigs to have grit, Martin Van Buren's decreasing popularity, and a recent duel.
Nathan Sargent from Henry Clay, [date of publication not identified]
Library of Congress
Three notes from Henry Clay regarding a valedictory speech.
Nathan Sargent from Henry Clay, August 19, 1843
United States. Congress. Senate
Letter discussing recent midterm election results and possible Whig strategies for the 1845 election.
Nathan Sargent from John Pendleton Kennedy, November 8, 1853
Letter regarding the Report on African Colonization.
Nathan Sargent from John P. Kennedy, July 17, 1854
Mexico
Letter regarding an article published in the American.
Nathan Sargent from John P. Kennedy, July 9, 1855
Letter discussing the regional differences for the Presidential nomination, the formation of a national convention, and negotiations with the American party over the nomination.
Nathan Sargent from Charles Francis Adams, November 28, 1868
Tippecanoe Club of New York
Note from the son of John Quincy Adams thanking Nathan Sargent for correcting an error in the Washington Chronicle claiming that his father retained opponents while in office.
Nathan Sargent from Henry Clay, February 10, 1847
Wright, John C. (John Crafts), 1783-1861
Cincinnati gazette
Cincinnati (Ohio)
Louisville (Ky.)
Letter discussing another letter sent to Clay which he desires to be published. It is from a Gen. Bradley, who Clay identifies as a political enemy.
Nathan Sargent from Henry Clay, April 16, 1849
Handwritten copy, by Sargent, of a letter from Henry Clay expressing his desire to see Sargent appointed to public office.
Nathan Sargent from Henry Clay, October 13, 1850
Georgia
North Carolina
Letter expressing Clay's regret that he was not present to influence the voting on Sargent's confirmation.
Nathan Sargent from Henry Clay, April 26, 1839
Dueling
Letter discussing Clay's complaints about the Antimasonic Party, who caused problems for Whig politicians campaigning in the 1840 elections.
Nathan Sargent from Millard Fillmore, March 21, 1855
Charlestown (Boston, Mass.)
Letter detailing Fillmore's denouncement a letter sent without his approval by Daniel Webster, and his attempt to discover how the error occurred.