Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873 to Jehu Glancy Jones

GLC05677.04

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GLC#
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Type
Letters
Date
11 July 1868
Author/Creator
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
Title
to Jehu Glancy Jones
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 18.7 cm, Width: 24.4 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Chase, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, discusses party politics with Jones, a judge and former United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Refers to the conflict between serving in a judicial position and taking an active part in political nominations. States that his own political interest is "altogether personal. It depends entirely on the probabilities of life and health." Discusses his preference for remaining independent of party politics. Labeled as private.

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