Lanman, Charles Collection

Held by The Filson Historical Society 

Creator:  Lanman, Charles 

Title:  Collection 

Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department. 

Size of Collection:  1 cubic foot 

Location Number:  Mss. A L291 

Scope and Content Note 

Biographical sketches collected by Lanman of Ky. politicians who served in Congress between 1792 and 1890. While the great majority of the sketches are autobiographical, some were written by relatives and friends. These sketches were prepared for Lanman’s Dictionary of the United States Congress. 

Folder List 

Box 1 

1 Adams, Green, 1812-1884.

2 Anderson, Lucian, 1824-1898.

3 Anderson, Simeon, 1802-1840.

4 Anderson, William Clayton, 1826-1861.

5 Andrews, Landaff Watson, 1803-1887. 

6 Bell, Theodore S., 1807-1884.

7 Beck, James Burnie, 1822-1890. 

8 Ashly, A. L.

9 Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883.

10 Boyd, Linn, 1800-1859.

11 Boyle, John, 1774-1834.

12 Breck, Daniel, 1788-1871.

13 Breckinridge, John Cabell, 1821-1876.

14 Breckinridge, John Cabell, 1821-1876, photographs.

15 Bristow, Francis Marion, 1804-1864.

16 Brown, Benjamin Gratz, 1826-1885.

17 Brown, John, 1757-1837.

18 Brown, John Young, 1835-1904.

19 Brown, Mason, 1799-1867.

20 Clay, Brutus Junius, 1808-1878.

21 Clay, James Brown, 1817-1864.

22 Crittenden, John Jordan, 1787-1863.

23 Daniel, Henry, 1786-1873.

24 Desha, Joseph, 1768-1842.

25 Dunlap, George Washington, 1813-1880.

26 Elliott, John Milton, 1820-1879.

27 Ficklin, Orlando Bell, 1808-1886.

 

Box 2 

28 Grider, Henry, 1796-1866.

29 Guthrie, James, 1792-1869, engraving.

29a Guthrie, James, 1792-1869.

30 Hardin, John J., 1810-1847.

31 Hardin, Martin Davis, 1780-1823.

32 Harding, Aaron, 1805-1875.

33 Harding, Aaron, 1805-1875, photograph.

34 Harlan, James, 1800-1863.

35 Hawes, Richard, 1797-1877.

36 Henry, John Flournoy, 1793-1873.

37 Henry, Robert Pryor, 1788-1826.

38 Holt, Joseph, 1807-1897.

39 Jewett, Joshua Husband, 1815-1861.

40 Johnson, Richard Mentor, 1781-1850.

41 Jones, Thomas Laurens, 1819-1887.

42 Knott, James Proctor, 1830-1911.

43 Lyon, Matthew, 1746-1822.

44 McKee, Samuel, 1833-1898.

45 Mallory, Robert, 1815-1885.

46 Marshall, Humphrey, 1812-1872. 

47 Martin, John Preston, 1811-1862.

48 Menzies, John William, 1819-1897.

49 Miller, Samuel Freeman, 1816-1890.

50 Moore, Laban Theodore, 1829-1892. 

51 Morehead, Charles Slaughter, 1802-1868.

 

Box 3 

52 Peyton, Samuel Oldham, 1804-1870.

53 Peyton, Samuel Oldham, 1804-1870, photograph.

54 Powell, Lazarus Whitehead, 1812-1867.

55 Preston, William, 1816-1887.

56 Randall, William Harrison, 1812-1881.

57 Rice, Benjamin Franklin, 1828-1905.

58 Richardson, William Alexander, 1811-1875.

59 Ritter, Burwell Clark, 1810-1880.

60 Robertson, George, 1790-1874.

61 Rousseau, Lovell Harrison, 1818-1869.

62 Semple, James, 1798-1866.

63 Sweeney, William Northcut, 1832-1895.

64 Smith, Green Clay, 1826-1895.

65 Smith, John Speed, 1792-1854.

66 Speed, James, 1812-1887.

67 Talbott, Albert Gallatin, 1808-1887, photograph.

68 Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850,engraving.

69 Thomasson, William Poindexter, 1797-1882. 

70 Trumbo, Andrew, 1797-1871.

71 Trimble, Lawrence Strother, 1825-1904.

72 Underwood, Joseph Rogers, 1791-1876.

73 Wickliffe, Charles Anderson, 1788-1869.

74 Wickliffe, Robert, 1775-1859,engraving.

75 Winchester, Boyd, 1836-1923.

76 Wood, Benjamin, 1820-1900.

77 Yeaman, George Helm, 1829-1908.

78 Young, John Duncan, 1823-1910.

79 Miscellaneous entries: Bell, Joshua Fry, 1811-1870; Daniel, Henry, 1786-1873;Davis, Garrett, 1801-1872; and Robertson, George, 1790-1873.

80 Grover, Asa Porter, 1819-1887. 

81 Winans, James January, 1818-1879.