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Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

 Person

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Autograph, 1854

 Item — Box 10: [Barcode: 31197233283222], Folder: 13-14
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents

Autograph pasted on a printed booklet entitled, "Speech: Mr. Cass of Michigan on the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty delivered in the Senate of the United States, January 11, 1854.

Dates: 1854

James Buchanan amnesty proclamation

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292827]
Identifier: Vault MSS 721
Scope and Contents

Printed proclamation dated 6 April 1858. The document offers free and full pardon to all participants in the "Utah Rebellion" who submit themselves to the authority of the federal government.

Dates: 1858 April 6

Thomas L. Kane correspondence on the Mexican War, 1846 June-1846 December

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 4 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains Kane's correspondence relating to the Mexican War, focusing on his efforts to gain a military commission. Materials dated from June to December 1846.

Dates: 1846 June-1846 December

Elisha Whittlesey letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324243]
Identifier: MSS SC 2505
Scope and Contents

Letter-press copy of a handwritten letter. The item is dated 21 March 1857 and addressed to Lewis Cass (1782-1866), Secretary of State for the United States in the Buchanan administration. Whittelsey's letter relates to a request of William H. Hooper, Secretary of the Utah Territory, regarding requisitions for 1857.

Dates: 1857 March 21

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Archival Object 2
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Subject
Letters 2
Politics, Government, and Law 2
Autographs 1
Civil Procedure and Courts 1
Mexican War, 1846-1848 1