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Samuel Medary (American National Biography)
Robert S. La Forte, "Medary, Samuel," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/04/04-00700.html.
Medary opposed James Buchanan in the Democratic convention in 1856 but, after "Old Buck's" nomination, worked hard for him. Buchanan appointed Medary governor of the Minnesota Territory on 13 March 1857. As the territory's last governor, he lived in Minnesota for only a few months and showed little interest in its affairs. Despite a partisan struggle between Democrats and Republicans that led to two separate state constitutional conventions, Medary did not intervene, and when the parties met to compromise their different charters, he did nothing to delay statehood.
New York Times, “Another Suspected Slaver,” January 21, 1859
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“Another Suspected Slaver,” New York Times, January 21, 1859
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“Another Suspected Slaver,” New York Times, January 21, 1859, p. 4: 5.
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Matanzas, Cuba
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New York Times, “Arrest of a Supposed Slaver at Savannah,” January 21, 1859
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“Arrest of a Supposed Slaver at Savannah,” New York Times, January 21, 1859
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Arrest of a Supposed Slaver at Savannah
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“Arrest of a Supposed Slaver at Savannah,” New York Times, January 21, 1859, p. 4: 5.
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New York Herald, “Forney on a Short Allowance,” January 23, 1859
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“Forney on a Short Allowance,” New York Herald, January 23, 1859
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Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, November 21, 2008.
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Forney on a Short Allowance
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“Forney on a Short Allowance,” New York Herald, January 23, 1859, p. 4: 5.
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Memphis (TN) Appeal, “President Buchanan against the Pension Bill,” January 23, 1859
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“President Buchanan against the Pension Bill,” Memphis (TN) Appeal, January 23, 1859
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President Buchanan against the Pension Bill
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“President Buchanan against the Pension Bill,” Memphis (TN) Appeal, January 23, 1859, p. 2: 1.
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