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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC05891.08 |
From Archive Folder | Letters from Simon Cameron to Robert G. White |
Title | Simon Cameron to Robert G. White regarding White's upcoming bid for the Senate |
Date | 28 November 1856 |
Author | Cameron, Simon (1799-1889) |
Recipient | White, Robert Gray |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Asks White to make sure that a State Legislator votes for him in his upcoming bid for the Senate. Cameron believes "With his vote, I can essentially be elected." Cameron was successfully elected to the Senate that year. Written at "Lochiel," Cameron's estate. |
Subjects | Government and Civics Politics Election Office Seeker Congress |
People | Cameron, Simon (1799-1889) White, Robert Gray (1807-1875) |
Place written | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Theme | Government & Politics; Law |
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 |