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Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873 to Alexander S. Latty

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02999 Author/Creator: Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873 Place Written: Cincinnati, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 November 1855 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Offers Judge Latty an appointment as his private secretary and hopes he will accept. Expresses only one reservation, that Latty's health may not be good enough for him to come to Columbus, Ohio. Written as he was about to take up duties as Governor of Ohio.

Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
Latty, A. Sankey (Alexander Sankey), 1815-1895

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