Stephen R. Bradley: Letters of a Revolutionary War Patriot and Vermont Senator

by Stephen R. Bradley

Overview

Stephen R. Bradley was a Revolutionary War commander and U.S. Senator credited with writing the Twelfth Amendment and advocating a banning of the slave trade. This collection of Bradley's letters and personal papers provides a range of rare and significant material. This previously unpublished correspondence with presidents and the country's founders reflect Bradley's influence and diversity of interests as well as the political and cultural climate of the era. The book features transcriptions of 550 letters, 25 illustrations, and a catalog of Bradley's documents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786433582
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	12/26/2008
Pages:	452
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.30(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The late Dorr Bradley Carpenter, was a descendant of Stephen R. Bradley. He was a Korean War veteran and a retired commercial pilot, air traffic control specialist, and FAA aircraft inspector. He was the author of several other works.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Editor’s Note      viii
Foreword by H. Nicholas Muller III     
Introduction     
Abbreviations and Notes on the Transcriptions     

Background and Biography
Origins of the Family Name (by John C. Bradley)     
Bradley Family Tree (by Henry K. Willard)     
Biography     

Correspondence, 1771 to 1831     

Appendix I. List of Documents     
Appendix II. Bradley Flag (U.S.), 1795–1818     
Appendix III. Memoir and Correspondence of Jeremiah Mason, 1768–1848     
Appendix IV. Index of Bradley’s Correspondents and Their Letters     
Bibliography     
General Index