Thomas Hart Benton letters, 1826-1853.

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In English.

Purchased from Halvor Americana on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2008.

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Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858) was a United States Senator from Missouri from 1821 to 1851. From 1853 to 1855, he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 1st district.

4 autograph letters, signed, from Senator Thomas Hart Benton, 1826-1853, undated. Includes a letter from Benton to an unidentified individual expressing frustration with the Republican Party, 1831 May 11; a letter from Benton to John Letcher requesting a loan, 1843 February 22; a letter from Benton to Gwinn Harris Heap, diplomat, urging him to publish his journal in a pamphlet form, 1853 November 29; and a letter from Benton to an unidentified individual concerning Benton's re-election and the state of U.S. Congress, undated. Accompanied by a letter from James Davidson to Thomas F. Leaming, Esq., acknowledging the receipt of a favor for Benton, 1826 December 15. There is also a letter addressed to Virginia Governor James McDowell, Benton's brother-in-law, from McDowell's son, concerning the furnishing of his rooms and potential appointment, 1844 December 16.

May 23, 2019

Thomas Hart Benton Letters. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Thomas Hart Benton Letters. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Legislators United States 19th century.