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Clingman, Thomas Lanier, 1812-1897 to Franklin Pierce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03467.02 Author/Creator: Clingman, Thomas Lanier, 1812-1897 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 March 1853 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 20 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Recommending Westly Jones for marshal of the District of North Carolina. Written to Pierce just two days after his inauguration as president.

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Clingman, Thomas Lanier, 1812-1897

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