galesand Preliminary Inventory of the Gales & Seaton Records, 1811-1868 Processed by: Rubenstein Library Staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Lisa Stark

1999 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Word. Date of source: Unknown Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff; Finding Aid encoded by Lisa Stark, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, May 5, 1999 Description is in English. 05-08-2006 PUBLIC "-//David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library//TEXT (US::NDD::::Gales & Seaton Records)//EN" "galesand.xml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Also, the top level of the finding aid (above the dsc) changed to conform to current Rubenstein Library and NC EAD standards as laid out in the Inventory Style Guide and in the NCEAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized. These changes were made by Michelle Belden. Also, container TYPE and LABEL attribute values were standardized according to the Rubenstein Library EAD 2002 manual and the NCEAD eadlocal.ent by Ruth E. Bryan. The tag list inside index was changed to indexentry by Ruth E. Bryan. Preliminary Inventory of the Gales & Seaton Records, 1811-1868 Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections LibraryDuke UniversityDurham, North Carolina 27708-0185 Rubenstein Library Staff Unknown Lisa Stark

1999 Duke University. All rights reserved.

 Descriptive Summary Gales & Seaton Records, 1811-1868 Gales & Seaton 1 Linear Foot 297 Items David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Gales & Seaton Records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

 Provenance

Acquired.

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Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff

Completed May 5, 1999

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 Historical Note

Publishers of the National Intelligencer in Washington, D.C.

 Collection Overview

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.

 Subject Headings

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Gales & Seaton. United States.--Congress--History--19th century. Gales, Joseph, 1786-1860. Seaton, William Winston, 1785-1866. Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849. Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862. Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. National intelligencer, Washington, D.C. Publishers and publishing--United States--Correspondence. Contents of Collection Gales and Seaton Records, 1811-1868 1 Transcripts of Congressional Speeches, Resolutions, and Motions; (Arranged alphabetically by speaker) 2 Correspondence, 1811-1857 Miscellany, 1816-1868