Desha, Joseph 1768-1842 creator mixed material monographic eng 1,900 5 1.6 Correspondence, indentures, contracts, deeds, wills, surveyors' notes, bills and receipts containing slavery bills of sale, and newspapers concerning the activities of Desha, a soldier-politician in Kentucky in the early 19th century, and of his son, John R. Desha, a physician. Subjects include the conduct of the War of 1812, including the defense and fall of Washington, D.C., to the British, and the conduct of William Henry Harrison; Kentucky and national politics; and the presidential election of 1816. Other topics include descriptions of South American cities and agricultural and economic affairs in Arkansas. Correspondents include John C. Calhoun, William Henry Harrison, Richard M. Johnson, Amos Kendall, and Joel Roberts Poinsett. Open to research. Joseph Desha, soldier and politician, and his son, John R. Desha, physician. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007093 Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell) 1782-1850 Correspondence Harrison, William Henry 1773-1841 Harrison, William Henry 1773-1841 Correspondence Johnson, Richard M. (Richard Mentor) 1781-1850 Correspondence Kendall, Amos 1789-1869 Correspondence Poinsett, Joel Roberts 1779-1851 Correspondence United States. Congress. Agriculture Arkansas Deeds Medicine Kentucky Presidents United States Election 1816 Slavery United States Surveys Wills Arkansas Economic conditions Kentucky Politics and government 1792-1865 South America Description and travel United States History War of 1812 United States Politics and government 1783-1865 Washington (D.C.) History Capture by the British, 1814 Governors Physicians Representatives, U.S. Congress Desha, John R., 1804-1878 mm 77018333 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms007093 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms007093.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007093 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007093.3 Open to research. DLC 770525 20260227111617.0 mm 77018333