Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1812, Feb. | Born, Lexington, Ky. |
| 1836 | Married Anna Johnson Reid (died 1890) |
| 1843 | Helped organize a meeting in Ghent, Ky., calling for annexation of Texas, and corresponded with 1844 presidential contenders on the issue |
| 1848 | In Paris, France, as agent of George Law, attempting to sell to European revolutionaries muskets discarded by the U. S. War Department |
| 1850s | One of the leaders of the “Young America” movement |
| 1851 | Bought U. S. Magazine and Democratic Review (shortened to Democratic Review) |
| 1853-1854 | Appointed U.S. consul, London, England; confirmation was denied by the Senate and Sanders was recalled |
| 1857-1860 | Navy agent, New York, N.Y. |
| 1861-1865 | Confederate sympathizer and occasional agent on behalf of the Confederate government |
| 1864 | Member, Niagara peace conference |
| 1872 | Returned to the United States after several years in exile |
| 1873, Aug. 13 | Died, New York, N.Y. |