Clayton, John M.  1796-1856. <br/><br/>
John M. Clayton papers, 1798-1868  (bulk 1819-1850). 

 - 1,300  items. 13  containers. 2.4  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, legal records, memoir of Clayton written by Robert Montgomery Bird, and newspaper clippings pertaining chiefly to Clayton's service as U.S. secretary of state, 1849-1850.  Subjects include negotiations for the Clayton-Bulwer treaty of 1850 between the U.S. and Great Britain, Whig Party politics, and the Pea Patch Island controversy, 1819-1847, between Delaware and New Jersey.  Correspondents include James A. Bayard; Thomas Hart Benton; Robert Montgomery Bird; Henry Lytton Bulwer, Baron Dalling and Bulwer; Henry Clay; John J. Crittenden; Charles Augustus Davis; Millard Fillmore; Samuel M. Harrington; Reverdy Johnson; Abbott Lawrence; Willie Person Mangum; Morton McMichael; William C. Rives; William Henry Seward; E.G. Squier; Zachary Taylor; J. Watson Webb; Daniel Webster; Elisha Whittlesey; Robert C. Winthrop; and members of the Du Pont family. 
<br/><br/><br/>Farmer, lawyer, and statesman. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009168 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 78016139  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Bayard, James A. 1799-1880 --Correspondence.<br/>Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858 --Correspondence.<br/>Bird, Robert Montgomery, 1806-1854 --Correspondence.<br/>Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 --Correspondence.<br/>Crittenden, John J. 1787-1863 --Correspondence.<br/>Dalling and Bulwer, Henry Lytton Bulwer, Baron,  1801-1872 --Correspondence.<br/>Davis, Charles Augustus, 1795-1867 --Correspondence.<br/>Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874 --Correspondence.<br/>Harrington, Samuel M. 1803-1865 --Correspondence.<br/>Johnson, Reverdy, 1796-1876 --Correspondence.<br/>Lawrence, Abbott, 1792-1855 --Correspondence.<br/>Mangum, Willie Person, 1792-1861 --Correspondence.<br/>McMichael, Morton, 1807-1879 --Correspondence.<br/>Rives, William C. 1793-1868 --Correspondence.<br/>Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 --Correspondence.<br/>Squier, E. G. 1821-1888 --Correspondence.<br/>Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 --Correspondence.<br/>Webb, J. Watson 1802-1884 --Correspondence.<br/>Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 --Correspondence.<br/>Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863 --Correspondence.<br/>Winthrop, Robert C. 1809-1894 --Correspondence.<br/>Du Pont family--Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Great Britain. 1850 April 19.  United States,  Treaties, etc. <br/>United States. Department of State. <br/>Whig Party (U.S.)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Delaware--Boundaries--New Jersey.<br/>Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>New Jersey--Boundaries--Delaware.<br/>Pea Patch Island (Del.)--History.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.<br/>United States--Politics and government--1849-1853.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Cabinet officers.<br/>Farmers.<br/>Lawyers.<br/>Statesmen.