Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890 to George W. Bungay
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03225.02 Author/Creator: Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890 Place Written: Mohawk, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 September 1875 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
States that although he is flattered by the nomination to Comptroller of the State of New York, it has made him unhappy as it was done against his will. States that his friends have influenced him to accept it even though he was planning on moving to Florida and spending time with him family. Remarks, "But all my plans have now been disarranged and I may be remanded to two years more of confinement and hard labor."
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