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Additional authors

1. Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850
2. Lynch, Charles, 1783-1853
3. Gales, Joseph, Jr., 1786-1860
4. McKim, Isaac, 1775-1838
5. Gales & Seaton, recipient.

Description

1. .1 linear foot (1 folder)

Summary

1. Collection consists mainly of letters written by American lawyer and politician Louis McLane, with most items dating from his tenure as United States Secretary of the Treasury. Content relates mostly to professional matters, such as distribution of federal funds and pensions for veterans of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, with many letters to Joseph Gales of the publishing firm Gales and Seaton discussing political events of the day. Other recipients include John C. Calhoun, Isaac McKim, and Mississippi governor Charles Lynch. Also present are several financial documents, autographs, and an engraving of McLane.

Subject

1. United States. Department of the Treasury
2. Statesmen -- United States -- Correspondence
3. United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865

Genre/Form

1. Autographs.
2. Engravings.

Call number

1. MssCol 4534

Access (note)

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Provenance (note)

1. Some material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.

Author

1. McLane, Louis, 1786-1857.

Title

1. Louis McLane letters and other material, 1817-1852.

Restricted access

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Provenance

1. Some material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.

Occupation

1. Statesmen United States 19th century.

Added author

1. Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850, recipient.
2. Lynch, Charles, 1783-1853, recipient.
3. Gales, Joseph, Jr., 1786-1860, recipient.
4. McKim, Isaac, 1775-1838, recipient.
5. Gales & Seaton, recipient.

Research call number

1. MssCol 4534