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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05677.02 Author/Creator: Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 May 1867 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 14.2 cm, Width: 9.2 cm Order a Copy

Chase, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, briefly discusses decisions made in recent court cases, suffrage, and the politics of reconstruction with Jones, a judge and former United States Representative from Pennsylvania.

Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
Jones, Jehu Glancy, 1811-1878

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