Cushing, Caleb 1800-1879 creator mixed material monographic eng 120,000 420 4 9 190 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. Open to research. Microfilm edition of selected correspondence, Dec. 1856-Dec. 1860 (conts. 79-88) available, no. 19,366. Microfilm edition of the treaty of Wang Hiya (Wanghsia), 1844 (oversize cont. 164) available, no. 21,859 Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1986-1998. U.S cabinet official and representative from Massachusetts, army officer, diplomat, and lawyer. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms000002 Bancroft, George 1800-1891 Correspondence Buchanan, James 1791-1868 Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) 1818-1893 Correspondence Campbell, James 1812-1893 Correspondence Choate, Rufus 1799-1859 Correspondence Davis, Jefferson 1808-1889 Correspondence Dobbin, James C. (James Cochran) 1814-1857 Correspondence Everett, Edward 1794-1865 Correspondence Fish, Hamilton 1808-1893 Correspondence Guthrie, James 1792-1869 Correspondence Johnson, Andrew 1808-1875 Lieber, Francis 1800-1872 Correspondence Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 McClelland, Robert 1807-1880 Correspondence McCulloch, Hugh 1808-1895 Correspondence Marcy, William L. (William Learned) 1786-1857 Correspondence Pierce, Franklin 1804-1869 Correspondence Pike, Albert 1809-1891 Correspondence Pillow, Gideon Johnson 1806-1878 Correspondence Sir Rose, John 1820-1888 Correspondence Seward, William Henry 1801-1872 Correspondence Sparks, Jared 1789-1866 Correspondence Taney, Roger Brooke 1777-1864 Correspondence Tyler, John 1790-1862 Correspondence Webster, Daniel 1782-1852 Correspondence Whittier, John Greenleaf 1807-1892 Correspondence Massachusetts. Attorney General's Office. United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Attorney General. Democratic Party (U.S.) Geneva Arbitration Tribunal. United States and Mexican Claims Commission. Whig Party (U.S.) Canals Panama Diplomatic and consular service, American Land speculation Mexican War, 1846-1848 Political parties United States China Foreign relations United States Colombia Foreign relations United States Great Britain Foreign relations United States Mexico Foreign relations United States Massachusetts Politics and government 1775-1865 Panama Canal (Panama) History Spain Foreign relations United States United States Foreign relations China United States Foreign relations Colombia United States Foreign relations Great Britain United States Foreign relations Mexico United States Foreign relations Spain United States Foreign relations United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Claims United States Politics and government 19th century Army officers Cabinet officers Diplomats Lawyers Representatives, U.S mm 78017509 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms000002 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms000002.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms000002 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms000002.3 Open to research. DLC 780629 20260227111623.0 mm 78017509