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A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 1, part 3: Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was born at Shadwell, Albemarle County, Va., on April 2 (old style), 1743. He was the oldest son of Peter Jefferson, who died in 1757. After...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 1, part 4: James Madison James Madison was born in King George County, Va., on the 16th of March, 1751. He was the son of James Madison, the family being of English descent,...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 2, part 1: James Monroe The first volume of this compilation was given to Congress and the public about May 1, 1896. I believe I am warranted in saying here that it met...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 2, part 2: John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States, eldest son of John Adams, second President, was born at Braintree, Mass., July 11, 1767. He enjoyed peculiar and...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 2, part 3: Andrew Jackson, 1st termAndrew Jackson was born in the Waxhaw Settlement, North or South Carolina, on the 15th of March, 1767. He was a son of Andrew Jackson, an Irishman,...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 3, part 1: Andrew Jackson (Second Term) The second volume of this compilation, issued a few weeks since, was received with the same degree of favor as the first volume. It was a...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 3, part 2: Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., December 5, 1782. He was the eldest son of Abraham Van Buren, a small farmer, and of...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 4, part 1: William Henry Harrison In historic value this volume is equal to, if it does not surpass, any one of the series which has preceded it. It comprises the eight years...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 4, part 2: John Tyler JOHN TYLER, second son of Judge John Tyler, governor of Virginia from 1808 to 1811, and Mary Armistead, was born at Greenway, Charles City County, Va., March 29,...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 4, part 3: James Knox Polk JAMES KNOX POLK was born in Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 2, 1795. He was a son of Samuel Polk, a farmer, whose father, Ezekiel, and his brother,...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 5, part 1: Presidents Taylor and Fillmore This volume, the fifth of the series, comprises a period of twelve years. It includes the four years' term of the Taylor-Fillmore Administration and the full...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 5, part 3: Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce was born in Hillsboro, N.H., November 23, 1804. Was the fourth son of Benjamin and Anna Pierce. His father was a citizen of Massachusetts; was a...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 5, part 4: James Buchanan James Buchanan was born near Mercersburg, Pa., April 23, 1791. His father, James Buchanan, a Scotch-Irish farmer, came from the county of Donegal, Ireland, in 1783. His mother...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 6, part 1: Abraham Lincoln The Presidential papers during the period from March 4, 1861, to March 4, 1869, are contained in this volume. No other period of American history since the Revolution...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 6, part 2: Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson was born in Raleigh, N.C., December 29, 1808. His parents were very poor. When he was 4 years old his father died of injuries received in...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 7, part 1: Ulysses S. Grant The election of General Grant to the Presidency by the people of the United States was another instance illustrating the gratitude of a republic to a successful...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 7, part 2: Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes was born in Delaware: Ohio, October 4, 1822. His father had died in July, 1822, leaving his mother in modest circumstances. He attended the...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 8, part 1: James A. GarfieldThis volume comprises the Garfield-Arthur term of four years and the first term of Cleveland. The period covered is from March 4, 1881, to March 4, 1889. The...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 8, part 2: Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur was born in Fairfield, Franklin County, Vt., October 5, 1830. He was the eldest son of Rev. William Arthur and Malvina Stone. His father,...

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland MY FELLOW-CITIZENS: In obedience to the mandate of my countrymen I am about to dedicate myself to their service under the sanction of a solemn oath. Deeply moved...