Scope and Contents
This collection consists of letters (1828-1857) to William Stewart, politician of Butler, Pennsylvania, one letter to his wife, Margaret Sullivan, and a few to his daughter Amanda (1841, 1861). The principal writers are Moses and Charles C. Sullivan, also politicians of Butler. Charles was Margaret Stewart's brother, and Moses was also related to her. Their letters are, however, more political than personal. The other correspondents are all Pennsylvanian politicians.
The main segments of the correspondence are:
1829-1838: Moses Sullivan, then State Senator in Harrisburg, to Stewart in Butler
1841: various Pennsylvanian politicians to Stewart, then chief clerk of the Treasury in Harrisburg
1842-1844: Charles Sullivan, then State Senator in Harrisburg, to Stewart in Butler
1854-1855: various Pennsylvanian politicians to Stewart, then State Representative in Harrisburg
Dates
- 1828-1857
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Arthur M. Brown, 1939.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Chiefly letters written to William Stewart, lawyer and politician, who was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and subsequently a Republican member of Congress from Pennsylvania (1857-1861). The letters, which antedate his service in Congress, are largely from his in-laws, Charles and Moses Sullivan, who were themselves State Senators in Pennsylvania. They discuss Pennsylvania politics and local economic conditions.
Biographical / Historical
William Stewart was born in Mercer, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1810. He attended public schools and then graduated from Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania, where he began a practice in his hometown of Mercer. Stewart was first a member of the Pennsylvania state congress and was then elected to the United States Congress, where he served two terms (1857-1861). Following his years in congress, Stewart returned to the practice of law. He died in Mercer, on October 17, 1876.
- Lawyers
- Legislators
- Middle Atlantic States
- Pennsylvania -- Economic conditions
- Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865
- Politicians
- Stewart, William, 1810-1876
- Stuart family
- Sullivan family
- Sullivan, Charles C.
- Sullivan, Moses, 1786-1839
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States. Congress
- Title
- Guide to the Sullivan-Stewart Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Janet Elaine Gertz
- Date
- August 1982
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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