Slidell, John, 1793-1871

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American lawyer and politician.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to T.H. Herbert, Esq., 1856 12 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664032

Slidell was a Louisiana lawyer and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, and as Confederate agent to France whose capture sparked the Trent affair.

From the description of Legal answer, 1800s. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 122558030

American politician and diplomat.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to M.A. Vattemare, [18]62 Mar. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663616

From the description of Autograph letter signed : House of Representatives, to General Andrew Jackson, 1844 Feb. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662683

John Slidell was a Louisiana politician, lawyer, and businessman. A native of New York, he graduated from Columbia University and worked in the mercantile business in New York City before relocating to New Orleans, La., where he practiced law and served as district attorney of the city. Elected to the United States House in 1842 as a Democrat, Slidell was appointed as minister plenipotentiary to Mexico by President James Polk. Slidell was elected to the Senate in 1853 and cast his lot with other pro-Southern congressmen to repeal the Missouri Compromise, acquire Cuba, and admit Kansas to the Union. During the U.S. Civil War Slidell represented the Confederacy to France and was one of two Confederate diplomats involved in the Trent Affair. After the Civil War Slidell moved to Paris, France. He died in England on the Isle of Wight.

From the description of John Slidell letters and miscellany, 1844-1861. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 318102272
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creatorOf Slidell, John, 1793-1871. Autograph letter signed : House of Representatives, to General Andrew Jackson, 1844 Feb. 13. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Miner Kilbourne Kellogg papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Abraham Hayward correspondence files : 1063 items, 1790-1889 The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.
referencedIn Photographic Portrait File The Huntington Library
referencedIn Mullaly, John. Letter : New York, to Archbishop John Hughes, n.p., 1861 Dec. 17. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Slidell, John, 1793-1871. Autograph letter signed : Paris, to M.A. Vattemare, [18]62 Mar. 9. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871. Papers : of James Murray Mason, 1826-1868. George Mason's Gunston Hall
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915. Houghton Library
referencedIn Confederate States of America Records, 1854-1889, (bulk 1861-1865) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Jefferson Davis collection 1861-1865 Davis, Jefferson collection William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Mylne, W. C. (William C.). W.C. Mylne papers, 1836-1852, 1903. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Wendell Holmes Stephenson Papers, 1820-1968 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Sears, Louis Martin, 1885-. The Louis Martin Sears Papers, 1911-1960 (inclusive), 1928-1958 (bulk). Purdue University Library
referencedIn Brigham Young photographs, circa 1860-1870 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn J. M. Mason Papers, 1838-1870, (bulk 1862-1865) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Gage, E. L. E.L. Gage letter, 1862 Jan. 5. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Butler, Edward George Washington, 1800-1888. Papers, 1821-1888. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Barron, Samuel, 1809-1888. Papers of Samuel Barron, 1820-1899. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Goodridge, L. W. L.W. Goodridge letter, 1862 Feb. 1. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Matthew Calbraith Perry correspondence, 1812-1878. Houghton Library
creatorOf Hayward, A. (Abraham), 1801-1884. Abraham Hayward correspondence files : 1063 items, 1790-1889 New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Barlow, Samuel L. M. (Samuel Latham Mitchill), 1826-1889. Papers of Samuel L. M. Barlow, 1776-1905 (bulk 1885-1889). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Washburne, E. B. (Elihu Benjamin), 1816-1887. Letter to the Editor of Scribner's. Chicago, IL. 1880 Jan. 5. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Slidell, John, 1793-1871. Legal answer, 1800s. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Nicholas Philip Trist Papers, 1795-1873, (bulk 1831-1848) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
creatorOf Slidell, John, 1793-1871. Autograph letter signed : Washington, to T.H. Herbert, Esq., 1856 12 15. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Slidell, John, 1793-1871. John Slidell letters and miscellany, 1844-1861. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Charles Wilkes Papers, 1607-1959, (bulk 1841-1865) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Beauregard, G.T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Letter to Senator John Slidell, 1858, February 9. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Mullaly, John. Letter : New York, to Archbishop John Hughes, n.p., 1861 Dec. 17. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Cobden, Richard, 1804-1865. Correspondence with Henry Catt, 1861 Dec. 14, 16, 18. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Corbin, Francis Porteus, 1801-1876. Papers, 1662-1885. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Fillebrown, Thomas Scott, 1834-1884. Papers of Thomas Scott Fillebrown, 1861. Library of Congress
referencedIn David Conner papers, 1845-1846 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Clark, Charles, 1849-1936. Charles Clark and family papers, 1829-1972. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn B.F. Cheatham, Mansfield Lovell, John Slidell cartes-de-visite, circa 1863. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf Slidell, John, 1793-1871. Letter to Peter G. Washington [manuscript] 1854 Dec. 20. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn John Anthony Quitman papers, 1833-1858 (inclusive) 1847-1858 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf William L. Clements Library. Jefferson Davis collection, 1861-1865. William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. Papers of James Buchanan, 1775-1868. Library of Congress
referencedIn Gween, Robert. Autograph letter signed, 1862 Jan. 17. Navarro College
referencedIn Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877. Letter, November 1861. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Vignaud, Henry, 1830-1922. Henry Vignaud papers, 1862-1909. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. Papers, 1775-1868. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
creatorOf Slidell, John, 1793-1871. Papers, 1856. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Autograph File, S, 1556-1996. Houghton Library
referencedIn Grima family papers Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
referencedIn Riggs Family Papers, 1763-1945 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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