Samuel D. Ingham correspondence, 1734-1910.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Ingham, Samuel D. (Samuel Delucenna), 1779-1860.

Contributor:

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eaton, Peggy, 1799?-1879.

Eaton, Peggy.

Politicians--United States--History--19th century.

Politicians.

History.

United States--Politics and government--1829-1837.

United States.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Manuscripts, American.

Physical Description:

6 boxes

Place of Publication:

1734-1910.

Biography/History:

U.S. Congressman and U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Andrew Jackson.

Summary:

The Samuel D. Ingham Correspondence comprises letters predominantly as well as other papers relating to Ingham and his life. The majority of the collection is correspondence either written by Ingham, to him, or to and from other political figures. Important subsets of the correspondence addressed to Ingham include letters regarding the Peggy Eaton Affair, a 1831 scandal that led to the resignation of President Jackson's entire cabinent (including then Secretary of the Treasury Ingham), as well as a series of letters from President Jackson to his Secretary of the Treasury. There are two letterbooks containing copies of letters from Ingham to others, particularly centered on but not limited to his time as Secretary of the Treasury. Other materials include postcards of Ingham's home and grave, published speeches by Ingham, a biography written by his son William Armstrong Ingham, and newspapers with articles regarding him.

Finding Aid/Index:

Finding aid available through the World Wide Web.

OCLC:

796205886