Clayton, John M. (John Middleton) 1796-1856 creator mixed material monographic eng 1,300 13 2.4 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. Open to research. Farmer, lawyer, and statesman. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009168 Bayard, James A. (James Asheton) 1799-1880 Correspondence Benton, Thomas Hart 1782-1858 Correspondence Bird, Robert Montgomery 1806-1854 Correspondence Clay, Henry 1777-1852 Correspondence Crittenden, John J. (John Jordan) 1787-1863 Correspondence Baron Dalling and Bulwer, Henry Lytton Bulwer 1801-1872 Correspondence Davis, Charles Augustus 1795-1867 Correspondence Fillmore, Millard 1800-1874 Correspondence Harrington, Samuel M. (Samuel Maxwell) 1803-1865 Correspondence Johnson, Reverdy 1796-1876 Correspondence Lawrence, Abbott 1792-1855 Correspondence Mangum, Willie Person 1792-1861 Correspondence McMichael, Morton 1807-1879 Correspondence Rives, William C. (William Cabell) 1793-1868 Correspondence Seward, William Henry 1801-1872 Correspondence Squier, E. G. (Ephraim George) 1821-1888 Correspondence Taylor, Zachary 1784-1850 Correspondence Webb, J. Watson (James Watson) 1802-1884 Correspondence Webster, Daniel 1782-1852 Correspondence Whittlesey, Elisha 1783-1863 Correspondence Winthrop, Robert C. (Robert Charles) 1809-1894 Correspondence Du Pont family Correspondence Great Britain. 1850 April 19. United States. Department of State. Whig Party (U.S.) Delaware Boundaries New Jersey Great Britain Foreign relations United States New Jersey Boundaries Delaware Pea Patch Island (Del.) History United States Foreign relations Great Britain United States Politics and government 1849-1853 Cabinet officers Farmers Lawyers Statesmen Bird, Robert Montgomery, 1806-1854 mm 78016139 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009168 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009168.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009168 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009168.3 Open to research. DLC 790607 20260227111622.0 mm 78016139