Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869 to James Buchanan
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02735 Author/Creator: Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 March 1860 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy
Writes to President Buchanan to forward an enclosed letter [not present] from Reverend William D. Howard, a Presbyterian clergyman from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Howard's letter recommends his son, Robert R. Howard, for the position of District Attorney in Nebraska territory. Declares, "He read law under my direction, is a very industrious worthy young gentleman, of more than ordinary ability, a good lawyer and sound democrat, and would be an excellent appointment to the District Attorneyship." Note in pen on verso in different handwriting listing date, authorship of Stanton's letter, and a brief summary of its contents.
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