Thomas Hart Benton collection
Collection — Folder: S0108
Identifier: S0108
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a letter from Thomas Hart Benton to a William Brown about a speaking engagement and he may not be able to speak on the day proposed due to the pressure of his current schedule and his work on abridging the Debates of Congress.
Dates
- 1857-1858
Creator
- Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Thomas Hart Benton was born March 14, 1782 at Harts Mill near Hillsborough, North Carolina. Benton attended Chapel Hill College (University of North Carolina). In 1806, he was admitted to the bar at Nashville, TN. Benton served as aide de camp to General Andrew Jackson and became the colonel of a regiment of Tennessee Volunteers from 1812-1813. He moved to St. Louis in the new Missouri Territory where he became the editor of the Missouri Inquirer and continued to practice law. After Missouri became a state he was elected Senator in 1821 and served five terms in office. In 1856, he was defeated in a run for Governor of Missouri. He spent the rest of his life engaged in literary pursuits. He died April 10, 1858. Thomas Benton was interred at Bellefontaine Cemetery, in St. Louis, Mo.
Source:
Information Found within Collection
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. http://bioguide.congress.gov (accessed January 22, 2013).
Source:
Information Found within Collection
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. http://bioguide.congress.gov (accessed January 22, 2013).
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts from a library accession scrapbook on 1932/09/27.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed by Sarah Pfundstein during January 2013. EAD finding aid completed by Bethany Fiechter on 2018/05/11.
Creator
- Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858 (Person)
- Title
- Thomas Hart Benton collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
