Letter, Salmon P. Chase to Elliot C. Cowden, September 2, 1862

Authors

Salmon P. Chase

Files

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This handwritten letter, dated September 8, 1862, is from Salmon P. Chase to Elliot C. Cowden as a response to Cowden's letter to Chase on September 2. Chase informs Cowden that Mr. John Mack's appointment was made by the President on the recommendation of "some of the best the citizens of New York" and is not under the purview of the Secretary of the Treasury. Chase goes on to encourage that perhaps experience will "prove the selection not so injudicious as you think it now." A Treasury Department envelope postmarked Washington, D. C. Sep. 9, 1862 and addressed to Elliot C. Cowdin, Esq. in New York is included with the letter.

Publication Date

9-8-1862

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Correspondence

Geographic Location

Washington, (D. C.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-MANU-B1F106-2

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 4: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 107

Repository

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Letter, Salmon P. Chase to Elliot C. Cowden, September 2, 1862, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.