Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 to James Cooper

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GLC#
GLC00145
Type
Letters
Date
June 28, 1845
Author/Creator
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
Title
to James Cooper
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 24.3 cm, Width: 19.6 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Informs Cooper, a Gettysburg lawyer and former Congressman, of his presidential aspirations for 1849. Expects President James Polk to attempt to run for a second term. States that Polk and Cave Johnson, Postmaster General, conspire to remove and appoint men to office. Discusses the political appointments and aspirations of Supreme Court Associate Justice John McLean, Congressman George McDuffie, Andrew Jackson, Whig Party founder and North Carolina Senator Willie Person Mangum, Georgia General Duncan Lamont Clinch, Kentucky Senator John Jordan Crittenden, Delaware Senator John Middleton Clayton, Ohio Senator Thomas Corwin, and Massachusetts Senator Daniel Webster. Discusses the political influence of Joseph Gales, editor of the newspaper The National Intelligencer.

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