Asbury Dickins

Asbury Dickins Asbury Dickins (1780–1861) was a United States government official who served as Secretary of the United States Senate from 1836 until shortly before he died in 1861.

Originally from North Carolina, Dickins worked as a publisher and a bookseller before entering government service as chief clerk of the U.S. Department of the Treasury in 1829. He then moved to the U.S. Department of State in 1833, again serving as the department's chief clerk. Dickins finally became Secretary of the Senate in 1836 and served under both Democratic and Whig majorities. During his tenure, the Secretary's office increased in size and professionalism. Provided by Wikipedia
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    An eulogium on General George Washington pronounced on the 22d of February, 1800. Before the Hermathenian Society of Philadelphia,
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    A synoptical index to the laws and treaties of the United States of America, from March 4, 1789, to March 3, 1851 : with references to the edition of the laws, published by Bioren and Duane, and to the statutes at large, published by Little and Brown, under the authority of Congress
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    The claims of Thomas Jefferson to the presidency, examined at the bar of Christianity
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