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He graduated from Franklin\n College (later the University of Georgia) in 1832, where he was a member of the Phi Kappa\n Literary Society. He taught school for the next eighteen months while pursuing legal studies\n and passed the bar in Georgia in 1834. Stephens maintained a successful law practice for\n thirty-two years while simultaneously serving as an elected official in both state and\n federal political realms and as Vice President of the Confederate States of America. He died\n in 1883.","Chronology List 1836 Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as a Whig; served until\n 1840 1842 Elected to the Georgia State Senate; served for one year. 1843 Elected to the United States Congress; served until 1859 1861 Elected to attend the Secession Convention of Georgia 1861 Elected Vice President of the Confederate States of America 1865 Arrested by the United States; served five months in prison 1866 Elected to the United States Senate but not allowed to take his seat 1873 Elected to United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of\n Ambrose R. Wright; served until his resignation in 1882 1882 Elected Governor of Georgia 1883, March 4 Died in Georgia","Processed by Kimberly Sims, November 2008","Encoded by Kimberly Sims, November 2008","Multiple accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.","John Jordan Crittenden Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library Alfred Gumming\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Marmaduke Hamilton\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Paul Hamilton Hayne\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Alexander Hamilton Stephens Letters,\n Microfilm, Manhattanville College David M.\n Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library","The collection includes correspondence, bills and receipts, financial papers, legal papers,\n political papers, clippings and printed material and ranges in date from 1823-1954, with the\n bulk dated 1823-1883. Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.","The vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:","Correspondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. Johnson who sought\n advice from Stephens in 1839 regarding negotiations with a railroad company.","Correspondence 1840-1849: Topics include local and national politics/views, opinions about\n President Martin Van Buren, \"agricultural politics,\" Thomas Dorr and the People's Party, the\n purchasing of slaves, the 1843 Boston visit of President John Tyler and Vice President\n Daniel Webster, Stephens' nomination to serve in the U. S. Congress, Whigs and Democrats\n (Stephens was invited to attend several Whig-sponsored barbeques), and the death of\n Stephens' brother Aaron. There is a letter from United States Representative Marshall\n Johnson Wellborn which discusses the Judiciary Act (1841). There are also a substantial\n number of letters written by and to John Bird and letters written to him and Stephens (they\n were likely law partners). Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.","Correspondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.","Correspondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).","Correspondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the Daily and Weekly Sun , the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.","Correspondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics.","The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University.\n For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the\n David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library.","Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883) was a\n Georgia lawyer, politician and Vice President of the Confederate States of\n America.","The collection includes a large amount\n of correspondence as well as bills/receipts, financial papers, legal papers, political\n papers, clippings and printed material. 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Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Alexander Hamilton Stephens Letters,\n Microfilm, Manhattanville College David M.\n Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection includes correspondence, bills and receipts, financial papers, legal papers,\n political papers, clippings and printed material and ranges in date from 1823-1954, with the\n bulk dated 1823-1883. Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. 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There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily and Weekly Sun\u003c/title\u003e, the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. 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Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.","The vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:","Correspondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. Johnson who sought\n advice from Stephens in 1839 regarding negotiations with a railroad company.","Correspondence 1840-1849: Topics include local and national politics/views, opinions about\n President Martin Van Buren, \"agricultural politics,\" Thomas Dorr and the People's Party, the\n purchasing of slaves, the 1843 Boston visit of President John Tyler and Vice President\n Daniel Webster, Stephens' nomination to serve in the U. S. Congress, Whigs and Democrats\n (Stephens was invited to attend several Whig-sponsored barbeques), and the death of\n Stephens' brother Aaron. There is a letter from United States Representative Marshall\n Johnson Wellborn which discusses the Judiciary Act (1841). There are also a substantial\n number of letters written by and to John Bird and letters written to him and Stephens (they\n were likely law partners). Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.","Correspondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.","Correspondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).","Correspondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the Daily and Weekly Sun , the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.","Correspondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University.\n For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the\n David M. 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Stephens papers"],"title_tesim":["Alexander H. Stephens papers"],"ead_ssi":"ahstephens","unitdate_ssm":["1823-1954 (bulk 1823-1883)"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1823-1954 (bulk 1823-1883)"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["RL.10096"],"text":["RL.10096","Alexander H. Stephens papers, 1823-1954 (bulk 1823-1883)","United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century","Southern States -- Economic conditions","Georgia -- Newspapers","Georgia -- Politics and government","Confederate States of America -- Politics and government","Georgia -- Economic conditions -- 19th century","Confederate States of America -- Officials and employees","Slavery -- Georgia","Collection is open for research.","Alexander Hamilton Stephens was born in Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Georgia on\n February 11, 1812 to Andrew B. and Margaret Grier Stephens. He graduated from Franklin\n College (later the University of Georgia) in 1832, where he was a member of the Phi Kappa\n Literary Society. He taught school for the next eighteen months while pursuing legal studies\n and passed the bar in Georgia in 1834. Stephens maintained a successful law practice for\n thirty-two years while simultaneously serving as an elected official in both state and\n federal political realms and as Vice President of the Confederate States of America. He died\n in 1883.","Chronology List 1836 Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as a Whig; served until\n 1840 1842 Elected to the Georgia State Senate; served for one year. 1843 Elected to the United States Congress; served until 1859 1861 Elected to attend the Secession Convention of Georgia 1861 Elected Vice President of the Confederate States of America 1865 Arrested by the United States; served five months in prison 1866 Elected to the United States Senate but not allowed to take his seat 1873 Elected to United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of\n Ambrose R. Wright; served until his resignation in 1882 1882 Elected Governor of Georgia 1883, March 4 Died in Georgia","Processed by Kimberly Sims, November 2008","Encoded by Kimberly Sims, November 2008","Multiple accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.","John Jordan Crittenden Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library Alfred Gumming\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Marmaduke Hamilton\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Paul Hamilton Hayne\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Alexander Hamilton Stephens Letters,\n Microfilm, Manhattanville College David M.\n Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library","The collection includes correspondence, bills and receipts, financial papers, legal papers,\n political papers, clippings and printed material and ranges in date from 1823-1954, with the\n bulk dated 1823-1883. Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.","The vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:","Correspondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. Johnson who sought\n advice from Stephens in 1839 regarding negotiations with a railroad company.","Correspondence 1840-1849: Topics include local and national politics/views, opinions about\n President Martin Van Buren, \"agricultural politics,\" Thomas Dorr and the People's Party, the\n purchasing of slaves, the 1843 Boston visit of President John Tyler and Vice President\n Daniel Webster, Stephens' nomination to serve in the U. S. Congress, Whigs and Democrats\n (Stephens was invited to attend several Whig-sponsored barbeques), and the death of\n Stephens' brother Aaron. There is a letter from United States Representative Marshall\n Johnson Wellborn which discusses the Judiciary Act (1841). There are also a substantial\n number of letters written by and to John Bird and letters written to him and Stephens (they\n were likely law partners). Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.","Correspondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.","Correspondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).","Correspondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the Daily and Weekly Sun , the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.","Correspondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics.","The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University.\n For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the\n David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library.","Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883) was a\n Georgia lawyer, politician and Vice President of the Confederate States of\n America.","The collection includes a large amount\n of correspondence as well as bills/receipts, financial papers, legal papers, political\n papers, clippings and printed material. 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He taught school for the next eighteen months while pursuing legal studies\n and passed the bar in Georgia in 1834. Stephens maintained a successful law practice for\n thirty-two years while simultaneously serving as an elected official in both state and\n federal political realms and as Vice President of the Confederate States of America. He died\n in 1883.","Chronology List 1836 Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as a Whig; served until\n 1840 1842 Elected to the Georgia State Senate; served for one year. 1843 Elected to the United States Congress; served until 1859 1861 Elected to attend the Secession Convention of Georgia 1861 Elected Vice President of the Confederate States of America 1865 Arrested by the United States; served five months in prison 1866 Elected to the United States Senate but not allowed to take his seat 1873 Elected to United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of\n Ambrose R. 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Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Alexander Hamilton Stephens Letters,\n Microfilm, Manhattanville College David M.\n Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection includes correspondence, bills and receipts, financial papers, legal papers,\n political papers, clippings and printed material and ranges in date from 1823-1954, with the\n bulk dated 1823-1883. Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. 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Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily and Weekly Sun\u003c/title\u003e, the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Collection Overview"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection includes correspondence, bills and receipts, financial papers, legal papers,\n political papers, clippings and printed material and ranges in date from 1823-1954, with the\n bulk dated 1823-1883. Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.","The vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:","Correspondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. Johnson who sought\n advice from Stephens in 1839 regarding negotiations with a railroad company.","Correspondence 1840-1849: Topics include local and national politics/views, opinions about\n President Martin Van Buren, \"agricultural politics,\" Thomas Dorr and the People's Party, the\n purchasing of slaves, the 1843 Boston visit of President John Tyler and Vice President\n Daniel Webster, Stephens' nomination to serve in the U. S. Congress, Whigs and Democrats\n (Stephens was invited to attend several Whig-sponsored barbeques), and the death of\n Stephens' brother Aaron. There is a letter from United States Representative Marshall\n Johnson Wellborn which discusses the Judiciary Act (1841). There are also a substantial\n number of letters written by and to John Bird and letters written to him and Stephens (they\n were likely law partners). Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.","Correspondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.","Correspondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).","Correspondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the Daily and Weekly Sun , the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.","Correspondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University.\n For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the\n David M. 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He graduated from Franklin\n College (later the University of Georgia) in 1832, where he was a member of the Phi Kappa\n Literary Society. He taught school for the next eighteen months while pursuing legal studies\n and passed the bar in Georgia in 1834. Stephens maintained a successful law practice for\n thirty-two years while simultaneously serving as an elected official in both state and\n federal political realms and as Vice President of the Confederate States of America. He died\n in 1883.","Chronology List 1836 Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as a Whig; served until\n 1840 1842 Elected to the Georgia State Senate; served for one year. 1843 Elected to the United States Congress; served until 1859 1861 Elected to attend the Secession Convention of Georgia 1861 Elected Vice President of the Confederate States of America 1865 Arrested by the United States; served five months in prison 1866 Elected to the United States Senate but not allowed to take his seat 1873 Elected to United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of\n Ambrose R. Wright; served until his resignation in 1882 1882 Elected Governor of Georgia 1883, March 4 Died in Georgia","Processed by Kimberly Sims, November 2008","Encoded by Kimberly Sims, November 2008","Multiple accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.","John Jordan Crittenden Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library Alfred Gumming\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Marmaduke Hamilton\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Paul Hamilton Hayne\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Alexander Hamilton Stephens Letters,\n Microfilm, Manhattanville College David M.\n Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library","The collection includes correspondence, bills and receipts, financial papers, legal papers,\n political papers, clippings and printed material and ranges in date from 1823-1954, with the\n bulk dated 1823-1883. Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.","The vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:","Correspondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. Johnson who sought\n advice from Stephens in 1839 regarding negotiations with a railroad company.","Correspondence 1840-1849: Topics include local and national politics/views, opinions about\n President Martin Van Buren, \"agricultural politics,\" Thomas Dorr and the People's Party, the\n purchasing of slaves, the 1843 Boston visit of President John Tyler and Vice President\n Daniel Webster, Stephens' nomination to serve in the U. S. Congress, Whigs and Democrats\n (Stephens was invited to attend several Whig-sponsored barbeques), and the death of\n Stephens' brother Aaron. There is a letter from United States Representative Marshall\n Johnson Wellborn which discusses the Judiciary Act (1841). There are also a substantial\n number of letters written by and to John Bird and letters written to him and Stephens (they\n were likely law partners). Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.","Correspondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.","Correspondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).","Correspondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the Daily and Weekly Sun , the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.","Correspondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics.","The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University.\n For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the\n David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library.","Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883) was a\n Georgia lawyer, politician and Vice President of the Confederate States of\n America.","The collection includes a large amount\n of correspondence as well as bills/receipts, financial papers, legal papers, political\n papers, clippings and printed material. 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He taught school for the next eighteen months while pursuing legal studies\n and passed the bar in Georgia in 1834. Stephens maintained a successful law practice for\n thirty-two years while simultaneously serving as an elected official in both state and\n federal political realms and as Vice President of the Confederate States of America. He died\n in 1883.","Chronology List 1836 Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as a Whig; served until\n 1840 1842 Elected to the Georgia State Senate; served for one year. 1843 Elected to the United States Congress; served until 1859 1861 Elected to attend the Secession Convention of Georgia 1861 Elected Vice President of the Confederate States of America 1865 Arrested by the United States; served five months in prison 1866 Elected to the United States Senate but not allowed to take his seat 1873 Elected to United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of\n Ambrose R. 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Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Alexander Hamilton Stephens Letters,\n Microfilm, Manhattanville College David M.\n Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection includes correspondence, bills and receipts, financial papers, legal papers,\n political papers, clippings and printed material and ranges in date from 1823-1954, with the\n bulk dated 1823-1883. Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. 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Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily and Weekly Sun\u003c/title\u003e, the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Collection Overview"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection includes correspondence, bills and receipts, financial papers, legal papers,\n political papers, clippings and printed material and ranges in date from 1823-1954, with the\n bulk dated 1823-1883. Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.","The vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:","Correspondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. Johnson who sought\n advice from Stephens in 1839 regarding negotiations with a railroad company.","Correspondence 1840-1849: Topics include local and national politics/views, opinions about\n President Martin Van Buren, \"agricultural politics,\" Thomas Dorr and the People's Party, the\n purchasing of slaves, the 1843 Boston visit of President John Tyler and Vice President\n Daniel Webster, Stephens' nomination to serve in the U. S. Congress, Whigs and Democrats\n (Stephens was invited to attend several Whig-sponsored barbeques), and the death of\n Stephens' brother Aaron. There is a letter from United States Representative Marshall\n Johnson Wellborn which discusses the Judiciary Act (1841). There are also a substantial\n number of letters written by and to John Bird and letters written to him and Stephens (they\n were likely law partners). Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.","Correspondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.","Correspondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).","Correspondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the Daily and Weekly Sun , the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.","Correspondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University.\n For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the\n David M. 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Stephens papers"],"title_tesim":["Alexander H. Stephens papers"],"ead_ssi":"ahstephens","unitdate_ssm":["1823-1954 (bulk 1823-1883)"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1823-1954 (bulk 1823-1883)"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["RL.10096"],"text":["RL.10096","Alexander H. Stephens papers, 1823-1954 (bulk 1823-1883)","United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century","Southern States -- Economic conditions","Georgia -- Newspapers","Georgia -- Politics and government","Confederate States of America -- Politics and government","Georgia -- Economic conditions -- 19th century","Confederate States of America -- Officials and employees","Slavery -- Georgia","Collection is open for research.","Alexander Hamilton Stephens was born in Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Georgia on\n February 11, 1812 to Andrew B. and Margaret Grier Stephens. He graduated from Franklin\n College (later the University of Georgia) in 1832, where he was a member of the Phi Kappa\n Literary Society. He taught school for the next eighteen months while pursuing legal studies\n and passed the bar in Georgia in 1834. Stephens maintained a successful law practice for\n thirty-two years while simultaneously serving as an elected official in both state and\n federal political realms and as Vice President of the Confederate States of America. He died\n in 1883.","Chronology List 1836 Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as a Whig; served until\n 1840 1842 Elected to the Georgia State Senate; served for one year. 1843 Elected to the United States Congress; served until 1859 1861 Elected to attend the Secession Convention of Georgia 1861 Elected Vice President of the Confederate States of America 1865 Arrested by the United States; served five months in prison 1866 Elected to the United States Senate but not allowed to take his seat 1873 Elected to United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of\n Ambrose R. Wright; served until his resignation in 1882 1882 Elected Governor of Georgia 1883, March 4 Died in Georgia","Processed by Kimberly Sims, November 2008","Encoded by Kimberly Sims, November 2008","Multiple accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.","John Jordan Crittenden Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library Alfred Gumming\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Marmaduke Hamilton\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Paul Hamilton Hayne\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Alexander Hamilton Stephens Letters,\n Microfilm, Manhattanville College David M.\n Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library","The collection includes correspondence, bills and receipts, financial papers, legal papers,\n political papers, clippings and printed material and ranges in date from 1823-1954, with the\n bulk dated 1823-1883. Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.","The vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:","Correspondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. Johnson who sought\n advice from Stephens in 1839 regarding negotiations with a railroad company.","Correspondence 1840-1849: Topics include local and national politics/views, opinions about\n President Martin Van Buren, \"agricultural politics,\" Thomas Dorr and the People's Party, the\n purchasing of slaves, the 1843 Boston visit of President John Tyler and Vice President\n Daniel Webster, Stephens' nomination to serve in the U. S. Congress, Whigs and Democrats\n (Stephens was invited to attend several Whig-sponsored barbeques), and the death of\n Stephens' brother Aaron. There is a letter from United States Representative Marshall\n Johnson Wellborn which discusses the Judiciary Act (1841). There are also a substantial\n number of letters written by and to John Bird and letters written to him and Stephens (they\n were likely law partners). Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.","Correspondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.","Correspondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).","Correspondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the Daily and Weekly Sun , the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.","Correspondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics.","The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University.\n For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the\n David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library.","Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883) was a\n Georgia lawyer, politician and Vice President of the Confederate States of\n America.","The collection includes a large amount\n of correspondence as well as bills/receipts, financial papers, legal papers, political\n papers, clippings and printed material. 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Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Alexander Hamilton Stephens Letters,\n Microfilm, Manhattanville College David M.\n Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection includes correspondence, bills and receipts, financial papers, legal papers,\n political papers, clippings and printed material and ranges in date from 1823-1954, with the\n bulk dated 1823-1883. Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. Johnson who sought\n advice from Stephens in 1839 regarding negotiations with a railroad company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1840-1849: Topics include local and national politics/views, opinions about\n President Martin Van Buren, \"agricultural politics,\" Thomas Dorr and the People's Party, the\n purchasing of slaves, the 1843 Boston visit of President John Tyler and Vice President\n Daniel Webster, Stephens' nomination to serve in the U. S. Congress, Whigs and Democrats\n (Stephens was invited to attend several Whig-sponsored barbeques), and the death of\n Stephens' brother Aaron. There is a letter from United States Representative Marshall\n Johnson Wellborn which discusses the Judiciary Act (1841). There are also a substantial\n number of letters written by and to John Bird and letters written to him and Stephens (they\n were likely law partners). Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily and Weekly Sun\u003c/title\u003e, the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Collection Overview"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection includes correspondence, bills and receipts, financial papers, legal papers,\n political papers, clippings and printed material and ranges in date from 1823-1954, with the\n bulk dated 1823-1883. Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.","The vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:","Correspondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. Johnson who sought\n advice from Stephens in 1839 regarding negotiations with a railroad company.","Correspondence 1840-1849: Topics include local and national politics/views, opinions about\n President Martin Van Buren, \"agricultural politics,\" Thomas Dorr and the People's Party, the\n purchasing of slaves, the 1843 Boston visit of President John Tyler and Vice President\n Daniel Webster, Stephens' nomination to serve in the U. S. Congress, Whigs and Democrats\n (Stephens was invited to attend several Whig-sponsored barbeques), and the death of\n Stephens' brother Aaron. There is a letter from United States Representative Marshall\n Johnson Wellborn which discusses the Judiciary Act (1841). There are also a substantial\n number of letters written by and to John Bird and letters written to him and Stephens (they\n were likely law partners). Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.","Correspondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.","Correspondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).","Correspondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the Daily and Weekly Sun , the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.","Correspondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University.\n For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the\n David M. 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Stephens papers"],"title_tesim":["Alexander H. Stephens papers"],"ead_ssi":"ahstephens","unitdate_ssm":["1823-1954 (bulk 1823-1883)"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1823-1954 (bulk 1823-1883)"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["RL.10096"],"text":["RL.10096","Alexander H. Stephens papers, 1823-1954 (bulk 1823-1883)","United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century","Southern States -- Economic conditions","Georgia -- Newspapers","Georgia -- Politics and government","Confederate States of America -- Politics and government","Georgia -- Economic conditions -- 19th century","Confederate States of America -- Officials and employees","Slavery -- Georgia","Collection is open for research.","Alexander Hamilton Stephens was born in Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Georgia on\n February 11, 1812 to Andrew B. and Margaret Grier Stephens. He graduated from Franklin\n College (later the University of Georgia) in 1832, where he was a member of the Phi Kappa\n Literary Society. He taught school for the next eighteen months while pursuing legal studies\n and passed the bar in Georgia in 1834. Stephens maintained a successful law practice for\n thirty-two years while simultaneously serving as an elected official in both state and\n federal political realms and as Vice President of the Confederate States of America. He died\n in 1883.","Chronology List 1836 Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as a Whig; served until\n 1840 1842 Elected to the Georgia State Senate; served for one year. 1843 Elected to the United States Congress; served until 1859 1861 Elected to attend the Secession Convention of Georgia 1861 Elected Vice President of the Confederate States of America 1865 Arrested by the United States; served five months in prison 1866 Elected to the United States Senate but not allowed to take his seat 1873 Elected to United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of\n Ambrose R. Wright; served until his resignation in 1882 1882 Elected Governor of Georgia 1883, March 4 Died in Georgia","Processed by Kimberly Sims, November 2008","Encoded by Kimberly Sims, November 2008","Multiple accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.","John Jordan Crittenden Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library Alfred Gumming\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Marmaduke Hamilton\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Paul Hamilton Hayne\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Alexander Hamilton Stephens Letters,\n Microfilm, Manhattanville College David M.\n Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library","The collection includes correspondence, bills and receipts, financial papers, legal papers,\n political papers, clippings and printed material and ranges in date from 1823-1954, with the\n bulk dated 1823-1883. Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.","The vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:","Correspondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. Johnson who sought\n advice from Stephens in 1839 regarding negotiations with a railroad company.","Correspondence 1840-1849: Topics include local and national politics/views, opinions about\n President Martin Van Buren, \"agricultural politics,\" Thomas Dorr and the People's Party, the\n purchasing of slaves, the 1843 Boston visit of President John Tyler and Vice President\n Daniel Webster, Stephens' nomination to serve in the U. S. Congress, Whigs and Democrats\n (Stephens was invited to attend several Whig-sponsored barbeques), and the death of\n Stephens' brother Aaron. There is a letter from United States Representative Marshall\n Johnson Wellborn which discusses the Judiciary Act (1841). There are also a substantial\n number of letters written by and to John Bird and letters written to him and Stephens (they\n were likely law partners). Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.","Correspondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.","Correspondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).","Correspondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the Daily and Weekly Sun , the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.","Correspondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics.","The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University.\n For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the\n David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library.","Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883) was a\n Georgia lawyer, politician and Vice President of the Confederate States of\n America.","The collection includes a large amount\n of correspondence as well as bills/receipts, financial papers, legal papers, political\n papers, clippings and printed material. 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He taught school for the next eighteen months while pursuing legal studies\n and passed the bar in Georgia in 1834. Stephens maintained a successful law practice for\n thirty-two years while simultaneously serving as an elected official in both state and\n federal political realms and as Vice President of the Confederate States of America. He died\n in 1883.","Chronology List 1836 Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as a Whig; served until\n 1840 1842 Elected to the Georgia State Senate; served for one year. 1843 Elected to the United States Congress; served until 1859 1861 Elected to attend the Secession Convention of Georgia 1861 Elected Vice President of the Confederate States of America 1865 Arrested by the United States; served five months in prison 1866 Elected to the United States Senate but not allowed to take his seat 1873 Elected to United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of\n Ambrose R. 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Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. 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There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily and Weekly Sun\u003c/title\u003e, the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. 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Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.","The vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:","Correspondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. Johnson who sought\n advice from Stephens in 1839 regarding negotiations with a railroad company.","Correspondence 1840-1849: Topics include local and national politics/views, opinions about\n President Martin Van Buren, \"agricultural politics,\" Thomas Dorr and the People's Party, the\n purchasing of slaves, the 1843 Boston visit of President John Tyler and Vice President\n Daniel Webster, Stephens' nomination to serve in the U. S. Congress, Whigs and Democrats\n (Stephens was invited to attend several Whig-sponsored barbeques), and the death of\n Stephens' brother Aaron. There is a letter from United States Representative Marshall\n Johnson Wellborn which discusses the Judiciary Act (1841). There are also a substantial\n number of letters written by and to John Bird and letters written to him and Stephens (they\n were likely law partners). Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.","Correspondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.","Correspondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).","Correspondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the Daily and Weekly Sun , the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.","Correspondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University.\n For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the\n David M. 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Stephens papers"],"title_tesim":["Alexander H. Stephens papers"],"ead_ssi":"ahstephens","unitdate_ssm":["1823-1954 (bulk 1823-1883)"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1823-1954 (bulk 1823-1883)"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["RL.10096"],"text":["RL.10096","Alexander H. Stephens papers, 1823-1954 (bulk 1823-1883)","United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century","Southern States -- Economic conditions","Georgia -- Newspapers","Georgia -- Politics and government","Confederate States of America -- Politics and government","Georgia -- Economic conditions -- 19th century","Confederate States of America -- Officials and employees","Slavery -- Georgia","Collection is open for research.","Alexander Hamilton Stephens was born in Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Georgia on\n February 11, 1812 to Andrew B. and Margaret Grier Stephens. He graduated from Franklin\n College (later the University of Georgia) in 1832, where he was a member of the Phi Kappa\n Literary Society. He taught school for the next eighteen months while pursuing legal studies\n and passed the bar in Georgia in 1834. Stephens maintained a successful law practice for\n thirty-two years while simultaneously serving as an elected official in both state and\n federal political realms and as Vice President of the Confederate States of America. He died\n in 1883.","Chronology List 1836 Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as a Whig; served until\n 1840 1842 Elected to the Georgia State Senate; served for one year. 1843 Elected to the United States Congress; served until 1859 1861 Elected to attend the Secession Convention of Georgia 1861 Elected Vice President of the Confederate States of America 1865 Arrested by the United States; served five months in prison 1866 Elected to the United States Senate but not allowed to take his seat 1873 Elected to United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of\n Ambrose R. Wright; served until his resignation in 1882 1882 Elected Governor of Georgia 1883, March 4 Died in Georgia","Processed by Kimberly Sims, November 2008","Encoded by Kimberly Sims, November 2008","Multiple accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.","John Jordan Crittenden Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library Alfred Gumming\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Marmaduke Hamilton\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Paul Hamilton Hayne\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Alexander Hamilton Stephens Letters,\n Microfilm, Manhattanville College David M.\n Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library","The collection includes correspondence, bills and receipts, financial papers, legal papers,\n political papers, clippings and printed material and ranges in date from 1823-1954, with the\n bulk dated 1823-1883. Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.","The vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:","Correspondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. Johnson who sought\n advice from Stephens in 1839 regarding negotiations with a railroad company.","Correspondence 1840-1849: Topics include local and national politics/views, opinions about\n President Martin Van Buren, \"agricultural politics,\" Thomas Dorr and the People's Party, the\n purchasing of slaves, the 1843 Boston visit of President John Tyler and Vice President\n Daniel Webster, Stephens' nomination to serve in the U. S. Congress, Whigs and Democrats\n (Stephens was invited to attend several Whig-sponsored barbeques), and the death of\n Stephens' brother Aaron. There is a letter from United States Representative Marshall\n Johnson Wellborn which discusses the Judiciary Act (1841). There are also a substantial\n number of letters written by and to John Bird and letters written to him and Stephens (they\n were likely law partners). Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.","Correspondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.","Correspondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).","Correspondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the Daily and Weekly Sun , the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.","Correspondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics.","The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University.\n For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the\n David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library.","Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883) was a\n Georgia lawyer, politician and Vice President of the Confederate States of\n America.","The collection includes a large amount\n of correspondence as well as bills/receipts, financial papers, legal papers, political\n papers, clippings and printed material. 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He taught school for the next eighteen months while pursuing legal studies\n and passed the bar in Georgia in 1834. Stephens maintained a successful law practice for\n thirty-two years while simultaneously serving as an elected official in both state and\n federal political realms and as Vice President of the Confederate States of America. He died\n in 1883.","Chronology List 1836 Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as a Whig; served until\n 1840 1842 Elected to the Georgia State Senate; served for one year. 1843 Elected to the United States Congress; served until 1859 1861 Elected to attend the Secession Convention of Georgia 1861 Elected Vice President of the Confederate States of America 1865 Arrested by the United States; served five months in prison 1866 Elected to the United States Senate but not allowed to take his seat 1873 Elected to United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of\n Ambrose R. 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Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Alexander Hamilton Stephens Letters,\n Microfilm, Manhattanville College David M.\n Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection includes correspondence, bills and receipts, financial papers, legal papers,\n political papers, clippings and printed material and ranges in date from 1823-1954, with the\n bulk dated 1823-1883. Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. 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Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily and Weekly Sun\u003c/title\u003e, the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Collection Overview"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection includes correspondence, bills and receipts, financial papers, legal papers,\n political papers, clippings and printed material and ranges in date from 1823-1954, with the\n bulk dated 1823-1883. Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.","The vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:","Correspondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. Johnson who sought\n advice from Stephens in 1839 regarding negotiations with a railroad company.","Correspondence 1840-1849: Topics include local and national politics/views, opinions about\n President Martin Van Buren, \"agricultural politics,\" Thomas Dorr and the People's Party, the\n purchasing of slaves, the 1843 Boston visit of President John Tyler and Vice President\n Daniel Webster, Stephens' nomination to serve in the U. S. Congress, Whigs and Democrats\n (Stephens was invited to attend several Whig-sponsored barbeques), and the death of\n Stephens' brother Aaron. There is a letter from United States Representative Marshall\n Johnson Wellborn which discusses the Judiciary Act (1841). There are also a substantial\n number of letters written by and to John Bird and letters written to him and Stephens (they\n were likely law partners). Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.","Correspondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.","Correspondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).","Correspondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the Daily and Weekly Sun , the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.","Correspondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University.\n For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the\n David M. 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He graduated from Franklin\n College (later the University of Georgia) in 1832, where he was a member of the Phi Kappa\n Literary Society. He taught school for the next eighteen months while pursuing legal studies\n and passed the bar in Georgia in 1834. Stephens maintained a successful law practice for\n thirty-two years while simultaneously serving as an elected official in both state and\n federal political realms and as Vice President of the Confederate States of America. He died\n in 1883.","Chronology List 1836 Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as a Whig; served until\n 1840 1842 Elected to the Georgia State Senate; served for one year. 1843 Elected to the United States Congress; served until 1859 1861 Elected to attend the Secession Convention of Georgia 1861 Elected Vice President of the Confederate States of America 1865 Arrested by the United States; served five months in prison 1866 Elected to the United States Senate but not allowed to take his seat 1873 Elected to United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of\n Ambrose R. Wright; served until his resignation in 1882 1882 Elected Governor of Georgia 1883, March 4 Died in Georgia","Processed by Kimberly Sims, November 2008","Encoded by Kimberly Sims, November 2008","Multiple accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.","John Jordan Crittenden Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library Alfred Gumming\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Marmaduke Hamilton\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Paul Hamilton Hayne\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Alexander Hamilton Stephens Letters,\n Microfilm, Manhattanville College David M.\n Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library","The collection includes correspondence, bills and receipts, financial papers, legal papers,\n political papers, clippings and printed material and ranges in date from 1823-1954, with the\n bulk dated 1823-1883. Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.","The vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:","Correspondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. Johnson who sought\n advice from Stephens in 1839 regarding negotiations with a railroad company.","Correspondence 1840-1849: Topics include local and national politics/views, opinions about\n President Martin Van Buren, \"agricultural politics,\" Thomas Dorr and the People's Party, the\n purchasing of slaves, the 1843 Boston visit of President John Tyler and Vice President\n Daniel Webster, Stephens' nomination to serve in the U. S. Congress, Whigs and Democrats\n (Stephens was invited to attend several Whig-sponsored barbeques), and the death of\n Stephens' brother Aaron. There is a letter from United States Representative Marshall\n Johnson Wellborn which discusses the Judiciary Act (1841). There are also a substantial\n number of letters written by and to John Bird and letters written to him and Stephens (they\n were likely law partners). Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.","Correspondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.","Correspondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).","Correspondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the Daily and Weekly Sun , the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.","Correspondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics.","The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University.\n For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the\n David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library.","Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883) was a\n Georgia lawyer, politician and Vice President of the Confederate States of\n America.","The collection includes a large amount\n of correspondence as well as bills/receipts, financial papers, legal papers, political\n papers, clippings and printed material. 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He taught school for the next eighteen months while pursuing legal studies\n and passed the bar in Georgia in 1834. Stephens maintained a successful law practice for\n thirty-two years while simultaneously serving as an elected official in both state and\n federal political realms and as Vice President of the Confederate States of America. He died\n in 1883.","Chronology List 1836 Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as a Whig; served until\n 1840 1842 Elected to the Georgia State Senate; served for one year. 1843 Elected to the United States Congress; served until 1859 1861 Elected to attend the Secession Convention of Georgia 1861 Elected Vice President of the Confederate States of America 1865 Arrested by the United States; served five months in prison 1866 Elected to the United States Senate but not allowed to take his seat 1873 Elected to United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of\n Ambrose R. Wright; served until his resignation in 1882 1882 Elected Governor of Georgia 1883, March 4 Died in Georgia"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Identification of item], Alexander H. Stephens Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026amp;\n Manuscript Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Identification of item], Alexander H. Stephens Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Kimberly Sims, November 2008\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncoded by Kimberly Sims, November 2008\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMultiple accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Kimberly Sims, November 2008","Encoded by Kimberly Sims, November 2008","Multiple accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003carchref\u003e\u003cunittitle label=\"Collection\"\u003eJohn Jordan Crittenden Papers\u003c/unittitle\u003e\u003crepository label=\"Repository\"\u003eDavid M. 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Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026amp;\n Manuscript Library\u003c/repository\u003e\n \u003c/archref\u003e\u003carchref\u003e\u003cunittitle label=\"Collection\"\u003eAlexander Hamilton Stephens Letters,\n Microfilm, Manhattanville College\u003c/unittitle\u003e\u003crepository label=\"Repository\"\u003eDavid M.\n Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026amp; Manuscript Library\u003c/repository\u003e\n \u003c/archref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["John Jordan Crittenden Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library Alfred Gumming\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Marmaduke Hamilton\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Paul Hamilton Hayne\n Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026\n Manuscript Library Alexander Hamilton Stephens Letters,\n Microfilm, Manhattanville College David M.\n Rubenstein Rare Book \u0026 Manuscript Library"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection includes correspondence, bills and receipts, financial papers, legal papers,\n political papers, clippings and printed material and ranges in date from 1823-1954, with the\n bulk dated 1823-1883. Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. Johnson who sought\n advice from Stephens in 1839 regarding negotiations with a railroad company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1840-1849: Topics include local and national politics/views, opinions about\n President Martin Van Buren, \"agricultural politics,\" Thomas Dorr and the People's Party, the\n purchasing of slaves, the 1843 Boston visit of President John Tyler and Vice President\n Daniel Webster, Stephens' nomination to serve in the U. S. Congress, Whigs and Democrats\n (Stephens was invited to attend several Whig-sponsored barbeques), and the death of\n Stephens' brother Aaron. There is a letter from United States Representative Marshall\n Johnson Wellborn which discusses the Judiciary Act (1841). There are also a substantial\n number of letters written by and to John Bird and letters written to him and Stephens (they\n were likely law partners). Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily and Weekly Sun\u003c/title\u003e, the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Collection Overview"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection includes correspondence, bills and receipts, financial papers, legal papers,\n political papers, clippings and printed material and ranges in date from 1823-1954, with the\n bulk dated 1823-1883. Due to preservation concerns, some items were copied onto acid-free\n paper and stamped as preservation copies. The originals were placed in mylar and are located\n in Box 7. Patrons should consult with Rubenstein Library staff before handling these\n materials.","The vast majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence, covering the years\n 1823-1883. Many of the letters in the collection were written to Stephens, although there\n are letters written in his own hand. Throughout the correspondence are letters written to\n Stephens by various family members, most notably his brothers John and Linton. The bulk of\n the correspondence pertains to Stephens' law work, regarding issues such as the settling of\n estates and the collection of debts. The most prominent topics include family matters,\n business and legal matters and Stephens' health. Given the expansive amount of\n correspondence, below is a breakdown by decade of other topics which appear, in an effort to\n assist the researcher in locating materials of interest:","Correspondence 1823-1839: Topics include States' Rights, slavery, and an Indian war in\n Florida [possibly the Creek War]. There is a letter from Herschel V. Johnson who sought\n advice from Stephens in 1839 regarding negotiations with a railroad company.","Correspondence 1840-1849: Topics include local and national politics/views, opinions about\n President Martin Van Buren, \"agricultural politics,\" Thomas Dorr and the People's Party, the\n purchasing of slaves, the 1843 Boston visit of President John Tyler and Vice President\n Daniel Webster, Stephens' nomination to serve in the U. S. Congress, Whigs and Democrats\n (Stephens was invited to attend several Whig-sponsored barbeques), and the death of\n Stephens' brother Aaron. There is a letter from United States Representative Marshall\n Johnson Wellborn which discusses the Judiciary Act (1841). There are also a substantial\n number of letters written by and to John Bird and letters written to him and Stephens (they\n were likely law partners). Of note are two letters written in 1844 by [Sarvis] Pearson\n (presumably a client of Stephens or his firm) to his estranged wife Mary S. Pearson which\n offer insight into the subject of divorce and marital discord of the time period.","Correspondence 1850-1859: Letters written by Stephens start to appear more frequently.\n Topics include largely family and legal matters.","Correspondence 1860-1869: Topics include employment inquiries both pre- and post-Civil War,\n autograph requests, Stephens' book about the Civil War, and the social history of a\n post-Civil War Georgia. Items of note: There are petitions (1860) by Stephens' district\n constituents asking him to address them about the presidential election. There are letters\n asking him for permission to travel into the Union. There are a couple of letters written by\n Stephens to Jefferson Davis. There is a letter from March 1860 to Pearce Stevons [Stephens]\n by Rody Jordan, both of whom were not only brothers but slaves as well. The letter is likely\n written by someone other than Jordan. A letter to Stephens in October 1866 states that his\n former slave Pearce was charged with murder and asks for Stephens' legal counsel at Pearce's\n request (he apparently complied based on a letter from 1869).","Correspondence 1870-1879: Topics include requests for employment and financial help,\n requests for letters of recommendation, Linton Stephens' death, Stephens' paper the Daily and Weekly Sun , the federal government, autograph requests,\n and Stephens' work with the Committee on Standard Weights and Measures. Item of note: There\n are documents from 1873 concerning an illegal distilling and corruption case in Georgia.","Correspondence 1880-1883: Topics includes Stephens' opinion of President James A. Garfield,\n his bid for Governor, requests for financial help and letters of recommendation for men\n interested in state posts appointed by the Governor, such as Physician of the Georgia\n Penitentiary. Items of note: There is a letter dated 1883 signed by Secretary of War, Robert\n Todd Lincoln. There are two letters from 1882 which offer some insight into African-American\n involvement in Georgia politics."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University.\n For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the\n David M. 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Lane papers, 1935-1997, bulk 1958-1969","Ann Arbor (Mich.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.","Hawaii.","Houma (La.)","Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan)","Manila (Philippines)","Nagasaki-Shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945.","Okinawa Island (Japan)","Wakayama-Shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945.","Architectural practice -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor.","Architects -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor.","Buildings, Prefabricated.","Mobile home parks -- Michigan.","Schools -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor.","World War, 1939-1945.","Architectural drawings.","Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945.","World War, 1939-1945.","World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island.","Military art and science.","Mobile homes.","Schools -- Michigan.","Schools -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor.","War damage -- Japan -- Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands)","War damage -- Japan -- Nagasaki-Shi.","War damage -- Japan -- Okinawa Island.","War damage -- Japan -- Wakayama-Shi.","War damage -- Philippines -- Manila.","World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage.","World War, 1939-1945 -- Military personnel.","World War, 1939-1945 -- Military life.","Architectural drawings.","Photographs.","The collection is open to research, except for some files in box 2 that are restricted to staff use only.","No further additions to the papers are expected.","Charles Wesley Lane was born in 1919. He began his career as an architect by working at construction sites during his summer breaks from the University of Michigan, from 1937 through 1941. He then worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the MacArthur Lock in Sault St. Marie. Following Lane's graduation from the University of Michigan he served in World War II. He was in Louisiana for a short time, helping to supervise construction of a blimp hangar. He then began work as a Photo Interpretation officer and was part of the landing at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He also spent some time in Nagasaki after the atomic bomb. Upon returning he went to work as an architect for George Brigham in Ann Arbor. Brigham's office was divided into two areas, research and production. Lane was assigned to work in research as an architect for Brigham's Progressive Homes Corporation (PHC). The goal of PHC was to design a completely prefabricated home that could be erected in eight hours (with the footings already in place) for the price of $1500. Brigham began the company with funders that included Eugene Cassaroll of Dual Motors. Lane describes the other investors as \"auto people from Detroit.\" The investors disassociated Brigham from the research division when his pace of development did not move along as quickly as they had hoped. The head of PHC was Ira E. \"Mickey\" Gillen, a former production manager for Chrysler Motors."," Gillen and the investors acquired 100,000 square feet of space in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to manufacture their homes. Gillen arranged for the building supplies to come from a variety of companies across the U.S. In a reflection of Gillen's automotive background, he wanted the pieces of the houses brought to Arkansas and assembled as pieces of a car are brought to a central location to be assembled. Gillen set up dealerships for the houses in every state and in England, France and South America. In South America he had a contract for 10,000 homes and in California a naval station wanted 5,000 houses, if they were financed by the Federal Housing Administration. The first two manufactured homes were built in Indiana, then Wisconsin. At about the fifth or sixth house, the local authorities would not issue a building permit because the local plumbers union was against the use of stamped steel in the building. Gillen had the support of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) over the plumbers, but the FHA still would not finance the homes. This was the end of the company because no one would finance the building of the houses. Since 1947, 400 homes had come off of the assembly line. Those homes were built around Washington D.C. because of a contract the PHC had with the government, which the latter was forced to honor. By 1948, about 250 similar companies producing manufactured homes had sprung up around the United States."," After the failure of PHC, Lane went to work for the Walter Aneche firm in Ann Arbor; he worked at the firm from 1948 to 1952. Lane designed drawings for Good Housekeeping and schools in Michigan. In 1952 Lane established his own firm in Ann Arbor with architects Alex Riebe and Keith Weiland. Lane developed a 24 x 36 steel sheet that was repetitive and was used in about 400 schools in Michigan. Lane designed many schools and residences throughout Michigan with his firm. The firm was hired in the 1960s to design Huron High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This was the largest, most unique school that he designed. He originally made 17 designs of the building, all which were rectangular in shape. In an effort to save money he created a circular design that reduced corridor space and cost. Lane was lauded for the unique design and budget reducing measures. In addition to the actual structure, Lane also made recommendations, which were followed, on where Huron Parkway should be placed."," In 1971, shortly after the completion of Huron High School, Lane left his firm to pursue his interest in manufactured housing. Alex Riebe moved the firm to Farmington, Michigan. Lane saw that many of the same obstacles remained, with the exception of the invention of the mobile home park. In the late 1960s Lane designed a mobile home park in Almont, Michigan which was unique because it had paved streets, parking, and landscaping.","The collection is arranged into five series, Brigham Building System, Lane Projects, Huron High School, Personal and World War II Military Service. The series include the many projects that Charles Wesley Lane worked on during his architectural career and some materials from his military service as well. The collection is composed of photographs, slides, microfilm, microfiche and prints. 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The goal of PHC was to design a completely prefabricated home that could be erected in eight hours (with the footings already in place) for the price of $1500. Brigham began the company with funders that included Eugene Cassaroll of Dual Motors. Lane describes the other investors as \"auto people from Detroit.\" The investors disassociated Brigham from the research division when his pace of development did not move along as quickly as they had hoped. The head of PHC was Ira E. \"Mickey\" Gillen, a former production manager for Chrysler Motors.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Gillen and the investors acquired 100,000 square feet of space in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to manufacture their homes. Gillen arranged for the building supplies to come from a variety of companies across the U.S. In a reflection of Gillen's automotive background, he wanted the pieces of the houses brought to Arkansas and assembled as pieces of a car are brought to a central location to be assembled. Gillen set up dealerships for the houses in every state and in England, France and South America. In South America he had a contract for 10,000 homes and in California a naval station wanted 5,000 houses, if they were financed by the Federal Housing Administration. The first two manufactured homes were built in Indiana, then Wisconsin. At about the fifth or sixth house, the local authorities would not issue a building permit because the local plumbers union was against the use of stamped steel in the building. Gillen had the support of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) over the plumbers, but the FHA still would not finance the homes. This was the end of the company because no one would finance the building of the houses. Since 1947, 400 homes had come off of the assembly line. Those homes were built around Washington D.C. because of a contract the PHC had with the government, which the latter was forced to honor. 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Lane describes the other investors as \"auto people from Detroit.\" The investors disassociated Brigham from the research division when his pace of development did not move along as quickly as they had hoped. The head of PHC was Ira E. \"Mickey\" Gillen, a former production manager for Chrysler Motors."," Gillen and the investors acquired 100,000 square feet of space in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to manufacture their homes. Gillen arranged for the building supplies to come from a variety of companies across the U.S. In a reflection of Gillen's automotive background, he wanted the pieces of the houses brought to Arkansas and assembled as pieces of a car are brought to a central location to be assembled. Gillen set up dealerships for the houses in every state and in England, France and South America. In South America he had a contract for 10,000 homes and in California a naval station wanted 5,000 houses, if they were financed by the Federal Housing Administration. 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They divorced after three years."," In 1973, after the death of Jose Limon, Sparling was invited to join the Martha Graham Dance Company. Graham dramatically influenced Sparling's performance and his choreography, and he created and performed his own works during the six years he was with the Graham Company. When he left the company in 1979, he formed Peter Sparling Presents Solo Flight, and then the Peter Sparling Dance Company, as vehicles for his choreography. He continued to dance occasionally with the Graham Company until 1987."," In 1984, after several teaching residencies in such institutions as Barnard College in New York, Florida State University, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre in Taiwan and the Laban Centre for Movement Studies in London, Sparling was hired as Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Dance Department. He was chair of the Department from 1988 through 1995. In 1984, he co-founded Ann Arbor Dance Works, the University of Michigan's resident dance company. 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