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Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873 to Edward Chase

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05494.01 Author/Creator: Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873 Place Written: Cincinnati, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 March 1830 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; 24.2 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Writes to his brother, a lawyer in Lockport, New York, about his journey from Washington, D.C. to Cincinnati, Ohio. Laments his undesirable traveling companions among whom was a woman convict. "A woman too - who had been committed for Infanticide and discharged because she was the only female in prison. You may imagine I was not highly delighted with my company..." Describes the events of the rest of his trip and the scenery along the way. Exhorts his brother to act in "...the great cause of truth and virtue. I look to see you standing beside the ark of national purity ... I hope to see you standing upon the cloudless summit of Christian benevolence ..." The letter has severe water and insect damage affecting the left margin.

Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
Chase, Edward, fl. 1830

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