Z 0375.000 Claiborne (John F. H.) Papers (Miscellaneous)

Letters written by John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne, a representative from Mississippi and a newspaper editor and historian. Three of the letters are to the Secretary of the Navy (October 7, 1837; December 8, 1843; and July 29, 1845), one is to John Van Buren (May 19, 1859), one is to Benjamin J. Lossing (July 14, 1860), and one is to Rutherford B. Hayes (March 28, 1878). The papers are distributed by date as follows: undated, 2 pieces; 1836–1839, 4 pieces; 1849–1849, 3 pieces; 1850–1859, 2 pieces; 1860, 1 piece; and 1878, 1 piece.