Richard Mentor Johnson letter to General Samuel Milroy
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Richard Mentor Johnson letter to General Samuel Milroy
- Date
- 1842 December 17
- Extent
- 0.01 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Patronage, Political -- United States
- Native Americans
- Preferred Citation
- 2021ms013: [identification of item], Richard Mentor Johnson letter to General Samuel Milroy, 1842 December 17, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky was the only Vice President of the United States elected by the Senate pursuant to the Twelfth Constitutional Amendment, which kicked in when, as in the 1836 elections, no vice presidential candidate received a majority of the electoral votes. He achieved fame for having allegedly killed Tecumseh during the War of 1812. But he also gained notoriety for his open relationship with Julia Chinn, an enslaved woman with whom he had two children. The Democrats dumped him from their ticket when Van Buren ran unsuccessfully for a second term. In 1839 General Samuel Milroy, who resided in Delphi Indiana, was appointed agent for the Miami and Pottawatomie Indians. He was replaced in June 1841, under the Admnistration of John Tyler.
- Scope and Content
- The Richard Mentor Johnson letter to General Samuel Milroy (dated 1842 December 17; 0.01 cubic feet; 1 item) comprises a letter written by Richard Mentor Johnson to General Samuel Milroy concerning the administration of President John Tyler and the possibility of reappointing Milroy to political office. In the letter Johnson opines that he may be able to persuade President Tyler to reappoint Milroy to his previous position as the appointed agent for the Miami and Potawatomi peoples. The letter additionally comments on the administration of Tyler, who as Vice President became President as a Whig after the death of William Henry Harrison. Jonson says in the letter that despite Tyler's Whig affiliation, he has "no doubt Tyler inclines to appoint democrats to office."
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Richard Mentor Johnson letter to General Samuel Milroy, 1842 December 17
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