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Letter from Salmon P. Chase to James T. Worthington

Creator:: Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
Collection:: Cabinet Members Collection
Location:: Washington, D.C.
Date of Original:: 1861
Description:: Letter, 25 cm, stating that ""we do not fear Great Britain & France"" because the cost of war is higher than the profits from trading in cotton and ""they manifest every definite respect for the blockade."" Chase notes the unlikelihood of a commission in the service for Tom (probably Thomas Worthington, brother of James Worthington) unless he ""enlists as private & takes his chance to be second Lieut"" as Byron Kirby did.
Subject:: Worthington, James Taylor, 1802-1881--Correspondence; Blockade; Worthington, Thomas, 1807-1884; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Category:: Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:: Manuscript
Item ID:: 71200908301874
Holding Institution:: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:: 71200908301874
Available for Viewing:: By appointment only
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