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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