Harrison, Pat, 1881-1941. Letter, 1928 Oct. 1. 1 letter. Location: Misc. Pat Harrison was a U.S. Representative (1911-1919) and U.S. Senator (1919-1941) for Mississippi. Pat Harrison, writing in his capacity as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Democratic National Committee, expresses to a party supporter in Mississippi his optimism for the presidential candidacy of Al Smith. Mss. 3850.

Cummings, T. J. Letter, 1876 Nov. 24. 1 letter. Location: Misc. T.J. Cummings of New Orleans writes William Graham Sumner in New Haven, Conn., blasting him for his views on the political situation in Louisiana and insisting Sumner was fooled by lies told him by Democrats. Mss. 3719.

Curtis, A. J. Letter, 1867 Apr. 17. 1 letter. Location: Misc. A.J. Curtis writes to his friend, Phillip Bacon, lamenting the poor returns from his plantation five miles below Algiers, his business in New Orleans, and plantations owned by acquaintances. He describes a levee break 60 miles above New Orleans and expresses satisfaction at the defeated, embittered attitude of southerners being "very gratifying to us Union men." Mss. 3751.

Harris, John S. (John Spafford), 1825-1906. Letter, 1885 Jan. 3. 1 letter. Location: Misc. John S. Harris served as a member of the state senate (1868) and was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate (1868-1871). Harris in Helena, Mont., quotes Caecilius: "If each to each be all he can, A very God is man to man." Mss. 4130.

Lumpkin, John H. (John Henry), 1812-1860. Letter, 1855 June 18. 1 letter. Location: Misc. John H. Lumpkin was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1835), solicitor general of the Cherokee circuit (1838), U.S. Representative for Georgia (1843-1849, 1855-1857), and judge of the superior court, Rome circuit (1850-1853). John H. Lumpkin in Chattanooga, Tenn., writes Governor Herschel Vespasian Johnson of Georgia regarding his nomination as the Democratic candidate for the 5th Congressional District of Georgia, his recent conversation with Mark Anthony Cooper, and Georgia politics. Mss. 3950.

Roman, André Bienvenu, 1795-1866. Commission, 1835 Mar. 6. 1 commission. Location: Misc. André Bienvenu Roman served as governor of Louisiana for two terms, 1831-1835 and 1839-1843. Governor Roman appoints Charles W. Shaumburgh as associate judge of the City Court of New Orleans. Mss. 3907.

Roman, André Bienvenu, 1795-1866. Letter, 1835 Jan. 15. 1 letter. Location: Misc. André Bienvenu Roman served as governor of Louisiana for two terms, 1831-1835 and 1839-1843. Governor Roman writes James Turner Morehead, the Governor of Kentucky, requesting information on the expenses, disbursements, and resources of his state to compare with the expenditures in Louisiana. Mss. 4130.

Blanchard, Newton C. (Newton Crain), 1849-1922. Letter, 1881 July 19. 1 letter. Location: Misc. Newton Crain Blanchard was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1880 where he served until 1893. He was governor of Louisiana from 1904 to 1908. Blanchard in Shreveport, La., sends his record for insertion in the Congressional Directory. Mss. 4130.

Long, Rose McConnell, 1892-1970. Silhouette, 1936 Apr. 15. 1 silhouette. Location: E:65. Rose McConnell Long served in the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband and served from January 31, 1936, to January 3, 1937. An ink-on-paper silhouette drawing of Rose McConnell Long while a U.S. Senator. Mss. 4158.

Brown, James, 1766-1835. Letter, 1803 Feb. 14. 1 letter. Location: Misc. James Brown was U.S. District Attorney in Kentucky, 1791; Secretary of State of Kentucky, 1792-1796; Secretary of Orleans Territory, 1804; U.S. District Attorney in Orleans Territory, 1805-1808; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1813-1817, 1819-1823; and U.S. Minister to France, 1823-1829. Brown in Lexington, Ky., writes Thomas Todd, a Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, near Frankfort, expressing his gratitude for the support of his intelligent friends in Kentucky in the face of slanderous comments from his enemies. Mss. 4130.