Manuscripts

Andrew Johnson, Washington, D.C., letter to David Trotter Patterson

Description: Autograph letter signed. Regarding the annexation of Texas and relations with Mexico; the state of the Democratic Party and the 1844 presidential race; and several politicians including Martin Van Buren, Lewis Cass, John Tyler, Henry Clay, Thomas Hart Benton, James K. Polk, and others. Letter also mentions a recent tariff bill defeat. (5 pages)
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1844 May 13
Call number: HM 8201
Creator: Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Anderson Galleries, George S. Hellman collection sale, November 1919. Collection had been given by Johnson's daughter Martha Patterson to her friend Laura Carter Holloway Langford, author of The Ladies of the White House; or, In the Home of the Presidents (1870). Langford apparently sold the material to New York collector George S. Hellman.
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Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Johnson, Eliza McCardle, (1810-1876,); Johnson, Robert, (1834-1869,); Patterson, David Trotter, (1818-1891,); Patterson, Martha Johnson, (1828-1901,)
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