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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05891.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters from Simon Cameron to Robert G. White |
| Title | Simon Cameron to Robert G. White discussing an upcoming Republican Presidential Convention in Chicago |
| Date | 30 January 1860 |
| Author | Cameron, Simon (1799-1889) |
| Recipient | White, Robert Gray |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses the upcoming Republican Presidential Convention in Chicago, at which he is a delegate. Worries that the plan to have the delegates vote by district, and not as a coalition, will greatly weaken his power and reduce his support among the delegates from his home state of Pennsylvania. Marked "Confidential." Cameron served as Secretary of War under Lincoln from 1861-1862. He also served a number of terms as a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania (1845-1849; 1857-1861; 1867-1877). Cameron remained a power broker in national and Pennsylvania politics throughout his life. White, a district court judge in Pennsylvania, was a friend and political ally. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Politics Election Republican Party President |
| People | Cameron, Simon (1799-1889) White, Robert Gray (1807-1875) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Robert G. White was a district court judge in Pennsylvania. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |