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Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1782 - 1858

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Ewing family certificates and legal papers, 1821-1861

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1396 Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Photocopies. Originals in fd. 15. Includes certifications as notary public and county surveyor, Land Office papers and deeds, resignation as a trustee.

Dates: Other: 1821-1861

Finis Ewing collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232550563]
Identifier: MSS 1396
Abstract

Correspondence, certificates, and legal papers dealing with Ewing's personal and business life in Missouri. Some of the correspondence is from Thomas Hart Benton, Henry Clay, and Lilburn W. Boggs. The items relate to contemporary political issues both in Missouri and in the United States.

Dates: 1824-1841

Finis Ewing incoming correspondence, 1824-1841

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1396 Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Photocopies. Originals in fd. 12-14. Concerning local and national issues (i.e., Missouri politics, political parties and their candidates, the National Bank, the Preemption Bill and the U.S. Postal Service).

Dates: Other: 1824-1841

Finis Ewing outgoing correspondence, 1840-1841

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1396 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Photocopies. Concerning political parties and their candidates, control of the Missouri Bank, Missouri state taxes, creation of new counties and senatorial districts.

Dates: Other: 1840-1841

Finis Ewing published materials, 1827-1853

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1396 Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Photocopies. Finis' A Series of Lectures on the Most Important Subjects in Divinity. F.R. Cossitt's The Life and Times of Rev. Finis Ewing.

Dates: Other: 1827-1853

Andrew Jackson letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233294054]
Identifier: Vault MSS 673
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter addressed to the Senator Thomas H. Benton and dated February 16, 1830. The item gives Jackson's regards to the descendants of General Davidson who died in the American Revolution.

Dates: 1830 February 16

Miscellaneous correspondence relating to Finis Ewing, 1824-1840

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1396 Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Photocopies. David Barton to George Tomkins and to John Hardeman. William H. Davis to M.M. Marmeduke.

Dates: Other: 1824-1840

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  • Subject: Letters X

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Type
Archival Object 5
Collection 2
 
Subject
Certificates 6
Politicians -- United States -- Correspondence 6
Politics, Government, and Law 2
Democratic Party (Mo.) 1
Military 1