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Letter from Salmon P. Chase to Elizabeth Wirt Goldsborough

Creator:: Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
Collection:: Cabinet Members Collection
Location:: Columbus, Ohio
Date of Original:: 1857
Description:: Letter, 24.5 cm, written while Chase was Governor of Ohio, addressing a number of personal matters, including the death of Goldsborough's mother (Elizabeth Wirt), railroad travel, the possibility of Chase visiting Annapolis, and Chase's having met their old mutual friend, Thomas Swann, now Mayor of Baltimore. Includes envelope, 8 x 14 cm, addressed and stamped ""Columbus O., June 15."" Mrs. Goldsborough was the daughter of William Wirt, Attorney General of the United States and mentor to Chase.
Subject:: Goldsborough, Elizabeth Gamble Wirt, 1813-1885--Correspondence; Swann, Thomas, 1805-1883; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company

Category:: Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:: Manuscript
Item ID:: 71200908301870
Holding Institution:: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:: 71200908301870
Available for Viewing:: By appointment only
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