Legislators -- United States -- Correspondence
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
James Buchanan letter to Samuel L. Southard
Handwritten and signed letter, dated 19 Feb. 1826, and addressed to Samuel L. Southard. Buchanan, a United States Congressman at the time, recommends Charles Henderson of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, for an appointment as a midshipman.
Delwin Morgan Clawson correspondence
Correspondence. The materials relate to legislation on numerous topics pending before the House of Representatives in the United States congress.
Henry Clay letter to Benjamin Urner
Handwritten and signed letter, dated Dec. 26, 1827, and addressed to Benjamin Urner. Clay writes about a conversation with a "Mr. Test" in the fall of 1824 in which he expressed his preference for "Mr. Adams" over Andrew Jackson.
Mike Mansfield letter
Typewritten and signed letter, dated 3 April 1958, and addresssed to Elveretta Rundie of Dillon, Montana. Mansfield thanks Rundie for the receipt of her petition. He agrees with her views on paid television.
Bernard Moses correspondence
Letters received by and sent by Bernard Moses. 14 are from B.H. Roberts; 5 are from Heber J. Grant, President of the Mormon Church; 3 are from other Mormon leaders; 3 are by Moses himself; and there are 14 envelopes without the corresponding letters. Moses and Roberts were friends from the 1880's until Robert's death in 1933. The letters are largely friendly in nature, expressing goodwill and appreciation for accomplishments.
Vivian Niles letters received
Letters received by Vivian Niles. These missives are from United States Senators and Representatives from Utah including: Frank E. Moss, Jake Garn, and Wayne Owens. These are replies to inquiries by Niles. They deal with political matters on the level of Utah as well as the United States.
W. Cleon Skousen papers
Reed Smoot letters
Photocopies of two typewritten letters and a certificate. The letters were addressed to Daniel B. Hill Richards, a Utah lawyer. The items recommend Richards for the position of consul general in Cairo, Egypt, and discuss strategy to be used against those who were attempting to unseat Smoot from the United States Senate.
George Sutherland letter
Typewritten copy of a letter dated 7 Nov. 1903 and composed in Salt Lake City, Utah. The item was addressed to Chester Isaiah Long, a United States senator. Sutherland, then a member of the United States House of Representatives, endorses the election of Reed Smoot to the United States Senate. He also writes about early political parties in Provo, Utah.