Woodhouse, J.O., fl. 1877 to the Honorable Secretary of the Treasury
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.127 Author/Creator: Woodhouse, J.O., fl. 1877 Place Written: Pascagoula, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 October 1877 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 24.6 x 19.4 cm. Order a Copy
This letter to the Secretary of the Treasury concerns the collector of taxes for the District of Perl River. According to Woodhouse he is behaving in a manner that is not totally honorable. He asks the Secretary to look into it and provides a list of names that will bear witness to his actions. The name John Sherman has been attached because he was the Secretary of the Treasury when this letter was written and while he is not addresses in a personal matter he was the office holder then.
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