A Large Simon Cameron Archive, Letters Written To Fellow Politicians, Some War-Dated, Many Signed As Senator

SIMON CAMERON (1799-1889). Cameron was an important nineteenth-century politician. In addition to serving as a Senator from Pennsylvania for eighteen years in three separate periods, he was Lincolns Secretary of War from 1861 to 1862. Archive. 39 pieces. 1831-1889. An archive of letters and other documents signed by Simon Cameron, including numerous signed as U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania. There is also one letter written to Cameron as Secretary of War. The recipients are primarily fellow politicians, particularly those with Pennsylvania origins. Topics include business, politics, law, and pleasantries. Letters date from the beginning of his political career through the last year of his life. All are signed Simon Cameron unless otherwise noted. All are in very good condition or better unless otherwise noted.