Cushing, Caleb,  1800-1879. <br/><br/>
Caleb Cushing papers, circa 1785-1906  (bulk 1820-1878). 

 - 120,000  items. 420  4  containers plus  oversize. 9  microfilm reels. 190  linear feet. 
 -  Arranged in 13 series.  Series 1: Diaries, Journals, and Notes, 1827-1844; Series 2: General Correspondence, 1815-1878; Series 3: Special Correspondence, 1817-1899; Series 4: Special Commissions File, 1843-1878; Series 5: Speech, Article, and Book File, 1816-1877; Series 6: Subject File; Series 7: Legal File, circa 1785-1886; Series 8: Land Speculation and Related Business Ventures File, circa 1813-1906; Series 9: Miscellany, circa 1814-1879; Series 10: Financial File, 1805-1878; Series 11: Printed Matter, circa 1820-1878; Series 12: Addition, 1841-1853; and Series 13: Oversize, 1823-1874. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, journals, writings, speeches, notes, notebooks, legal file, business papers, biographical material, newspaper clippings, printed material, maps, photographs, and other papers reflecting Cushing's role in national and international affairs of the mid-nineteenth century.  Documents Cushing's service as U.S. representative from Massachusetts, commissioner to China, army officer in the War with Mexico, attorney general under Franklin Pierce, minister to Spain, and his work for the administrations of James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, and Andrew Johnson.  Also documents Cushing's involvement in Democratic and Whig party politics; service as Massachusetts state legislator and associate justice; and diplomatic positions including counsel before a joint British and American commission leading to the Geneva Arbitration Tribunal (1871), special minister to Colombia regarding the proposed Panama Canal (1868), and counsel presenting claims before the United States and Mexican Claims Commission (1868).  Includes material pertaining to Cushing's speculation in lands located from Maine to Lower California, his contributions to the North American Review, and his law practice in Newburyport, Massachusetts.  Correspondents include George Bancroft, Benjamin F. Butler, James Campbell, Rufus Choate, Jefferson Davis, James C. Dobbin, Edward Everett, Hamilton Fish, James Guthrie, Francis Lieber, Robert McClelland, Hugh McCulloch, William L. Marcy, Franklin Pierce, Albert Pike, Gideon Johnson Pillow, Sir John Rose, William Henry Seward, Jared Sparks, Roger Brooke Taney, John Tyler, Daniel Webster, and John Greenleaf Whittier. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. <br/>Washington, D.C. : <br/>Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, <br/>1986-1998. 
<br/><br/><br/>U.S cabinet official and representative from Massachusetts, army officer, diplomat, and lawyer. 
<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.ms000002 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 78017509  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Bancroft, George, 1800-1891 --Correspondence.<br/>Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. <br/>Butler, Benjamin F. 1818-1893 --Correspondence.<br/>Campbell, James, 1812-1893 --Correspondence.<br/>Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859 --Correspondence.<br/>Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 --Correspondence.<br/>Dobbin, James C. 1814-1857 --Correspondence.<br/>Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 --Correspondence.<br/>Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893 --Correspondence.<br/>Guthrie, James, 1792-1869 --Correspondence.<br/>Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875. <br/>Lieber, Francis, 1800-1872 --Correspondence.<br/>Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. <br/>McClelland, Robert, 1807-1880 --Correspondence.<br/>McCulloch, Hugh, 1808-1895 --Correspondence.<br/>Marcy, William L. 1786-1857 --Correspondence.<br/>Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 --Correspondence.<br/>Pike, Albert, 1809-1891 --Correspondence.<br/>Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878 --Correspondence.<br/>Rose, John, Sir,  1820-1888 --Correspondence.<br/>Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 --Correspondence.<br/>Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 --Correspondence.<br/>Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864 --Correspondence.<br/>Tyler, John, 1790-1862 --Correspondence.<br/>Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 --Correspondence.<br/>Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 --Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Massachusetts. Attorney General's Office. <br/>United States. Department of Justice.  Office of the Attorney General. <br/>Democratic Party (U.S.)<br/>Geneva Arbitration Tribunal.<br/>United States and Mexican Claims Commission.<br/>Whig Party (U.S.)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>North American review.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Canals--Panama.<br/>Diplomatic and consular service, American.<br/>Land speculation.<br/>Mexican War, 1846-1848.<br/>Political parties--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>China--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Colombia--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Mexico--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Massachusetts--Politics and government--1775-1865.<br/>Panama Canal (Panama)--History.<br/>Spain--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--China.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Colombia.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Mexico.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Spain.<br/>United States--Foreign relations.<br/>United States--History--Claims.--Civil War, 1861-1865<br/>United States--Politics and government--19th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Army officers.<br/>Cabinet officers.<br/>Diplomats.<br/>Lawyers.<br/>Representatives, U.S.--Massachusetts.