Nathan Sargent from Hamilton Fish, April 23, 1849
Sargent, Nathan, 1794-1875
Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Tyler, John, 1790-1862
Sergeant, John, 1779-1852
Whig Party (U.S.)
United States--Politics and government--19th century
United States--Officials and employees
United States. Office of the Vice President
United States. Navy
New Castle (Del.)
Virginia
Massachusetts
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Letter expressing New York Governor Hamilton Fish's support of Sargent to the appointment of the 6th Auditor of Washington.
Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893
Nathan Sargent papers, (RHC-44)
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
No Copyright - United States
Nathan Sargent from Millard Fillmore, March 29, 1855
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Pennsylvania
Letter detailing Fillmore's assessment of a letter sent from Daniel Webster to Captain Jewett.
Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
Nathan Sargent from Millard Fillmore, March 21, 1855
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
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.
Nathan Sargent from Henry Clay, April 26, 1839
Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879
Dueling
Washington (D.C.)
Letter discussing Clay's complaints about the Antimasonic Party, who caused problems for Whig politicians campaigning in the 1840 elections.
Nathan Sargent from Henry Clay, October 13, 1850
American Party
Georgia
North Carolina
Delaware
Kentucky
Letter expressing Clay's regret that he was not present to influence the voting on Sargent's confirmation.
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, February 10, 1847
Wright, John C. (John Crafts), 1783-1861
Cincinnati gazette
United States. Congress
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 Charles Francis Adams, November 28, 1868
Whig Party (U.S.). National Convention
Antimasonic Party
Tippecanoe Club of New York
Ashland (Ky.)
New York (N.Y.)
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.
Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886
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.
Kennedy, John Pendleton, 1795-1870
Nathan Sargent from John P. Kennedy, July 17, 1854
Mexico
Letter regarding an article published in the American.
Nathan Sargent from John Pendleton Kennedy, November 8, 1853
United States. Congress. Senate
Letter regarding the Report on African Colonization.
Nathan Sargent from Henry Clay, August 19, 1843
Johnson, Reverdy, 1796-1876
Letter discussing recent midterm election results and possible Whig strategies for the 1845 election.
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 Caleb Cushing, February 28, 1838
Ritner, Joseph, 1780-1869
Boston (Mass.)
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 Caleb Cushing, December 13, 1835
Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850
National Intelligencer Office (Washington, D.C.)
Vermont
Rhode Island
Letter regarding a series of business letters.
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.)
New York (State)
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 Edward Everett, November 23, 1835
White, Hugh Lawson, 1773-1840
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 Edward Everett, January 2, 1835
Letter discussing potential Whig nominees for President in the 1836 election.
Nathan Sargent from Edward Everett, February 20, 1835
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Letter discussing elections in Vermont, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania, and Antimason Party activity.
Nathan Sargent from Edward Everett, January 3, 1836
Maryland
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, May 10, 1838
Letter discussing scientific lectures, the re-election of Pennsylvania Gov. Joseph Ritner, and Massachusetts's reluctance to support William Henry Harrison.
Nathan Sargent from Clement Comer Clay, March 14, 1832
Granger, Francis, 1792-1868
Compromise of 1850
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 Reverdy Johnson, November 7, 1848
Hitchcock, Henry, 1829-1902
Biddle, Alexander, 1819-1899
Mobile (Ala.)
Primarily illegible letter regarding electoral politics.
Nathan Sargent from Reverdy Johnson, January 26, 1848
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Letter regarding an invoice that was previously enclosed.