Preliminary Inventory of the Gales & Seaton Records, 1811-1868

Gales & Seaton Records, 1811-1868

Gales & Seaton

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297 Items

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[Identification of item], Gales & Seaton Records, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.

Acquired.

Processed by RBMSCL Staff

Completed May 5, 1999

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Collection contains the business papers of Joseph Gales, Jr., and William W. Seaton, editors of the National Intelligencer. Correspondence pertains to subscriptions, advertising, announcements and letters to the editors. Some prominent names appear in the subscription correspondence. Of particular interest are fifty-six transcripts of Congressional speeches, resolutions, and motions. These were presented for publication and are marked for editing. Among the authors of the manuscripts are Henry Clay, James K. Polk, Martin Van Buren, and Daniel Webster. Many are signed. Part of the Harry L. and Mary K. Dalton Collection.

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