Finding Aid for the Thomas H. Benton Letter, 1839 October 20
MS-2276University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, June 6, 2006.
Summary Information
Thomas H. Benton Letter
Date/Date Range : 1839 October 20
0.1 linear feet
Abstract: In an October 20, 1839, letter to an unknown recipient, Thomas H. Benton, a U.S. Senator and Tennessee General Assemblyman, describes his situation in Lexington, Virginia.
MS-2276
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
Collection was purchased in July 2000.
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[Identification of Item], Thomas H. Benton Letter, MS-2276. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Biography / History
Thomas Benton (1782-1858) was a United States Senator and Tennessee General Assemblyman. He defended sound money and the distribution of public lands to encourage settlement. In the War of 1812, Benton fought alongside President Andrew Jackson.
Collection Scope and Content Note
Writing to an unnamed correspondent on October 20, 1839, Thomas H. Benton briefly describes selling property and his gratitude to the recipient for the "100 Satt Documents." Benton also states he is "much obliged to the Bk. Of W."
Subject Terms
- Lexington (Va.) -- History.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1837-1841.
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Letter from Thomas H. Benton to unnamed correspondent from Lexington, VA, 1839 October 20 Scope Note: Transcription of Letter:
Lexington, Vir. Oct. 20. 1839.
Dear Sir,
I had the gratification to receive, in due time, your letter and the Satt Documents, the contents not the less welcome because of the enclosure. That all should come safe was a matter, considering the preservative character of the envellope. I did not know of the suspension at the time that I wrote, which in fact was then only beginning in the atlantic cities. I made a good escape, having sold large property here in September, to be paid for "in specie or its equivalent." I am much obliged to the Bk. Of W. for its ready accommodation, now as our other occasions. I have to thank you also for the 100 Satt Documents which you retain for me. I have unsupplied applications for about that number. We return next week to the City.
Thomas H. Benton
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