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Church, Samuel, 1785-1854 to William S. Holabird

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05636.32 Author/Creator: Church, Samuel, 1785-1854 Place Written: Salisbury, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 December 1834 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 25.4 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Possibly created by Samuel Church (signed as "S. Church"). Writes "I feel a great interest in the professional success of a brother who has ever been peculiarly dear to me... his present location is in more respects than one ill suited to his present prospects..." Possibly written in support of Holabird's appointment as United States District Attorney for the state of Connecticut.

Church, Samuel, 1785-1854
Holabird, William S., 1794-1855

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