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Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864 to Nathaniel Williams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03545.08 Author/Creator: Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 April 1833 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Informs that President Andrew Jackson is to assist in the laying of the cornerstone of a monument to the memory of George Washington's mother on 7 May. States that members of the President's cabinet are invited to attend. Asks if a case Williams is to handle will keep him in Baltimore that day, if so, the President will excuse him from attending.

Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864
Williams, Nathaniel, 1782-1864
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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