Seymour, David Lowrey 1803-1867 creator mixed material monographic eng 1 ALS, written by Seymour to Martin I. Townsend, mentioning Samuel Finley Breese Morse and describing the transmission of a message by telegraph from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, Md., relating to the presidential nomination of James K. Polk by the Democratic Party in 1844. Open to research. Lawyer and U.S. representative from New York. Collection material in English. Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. Morse, Samuel Finley Breese 1791-1872 Polk, James K. (James Knox) 1795-1849 Townsend, Martin I. (Martin Ingham) 1810-1903 Correspondence Democratic Party (U.S.) Presidents United States Election 1844 Presidents United States Nomination Telegraph History Baltimore (Md.) History United States Politics and government 1841-1845 Washington (D.C.) History Lawyers Public officials Representatives, U.S. Congress mm 79001717 Open to research. DLC 791113 20260227111637.0 mm 79001717