1. Creator/Author:
  2. Marshall, Humphrey, 1812-1872 (1)

Letter from Humphrey Marshall to Richard W. Thompson

Creator:
Marshall, Humphrey, 1812-1872
Collection:
Richard W. Thompson Collection
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Date of Original:
1856
Description:
Printed form letter, 25 cm, from the National Executive Committee of the American Party, asking State Executive Committees to provide names and addresses of electors and loyal party members to survey the state of the party and its competition; signed by Humphrey Marshall, S.G. Haven, F.K. Zollicoffer, Jno. S. Carlile, J. Morrison Harris, Jacob Broom, and J. Scott Harrison. Followed by handwritten letter from Marshall urging Thompson to go to the convention and support ""a separate Fillmore ticket in Indiana...the foreign vote is going for Fremont - We must not fuse.""
Subject:
Thompson, Richard W. (Richard Wigginton), 1809-1900--Correspondence; American Party; Presidents--United States--Election--1856
Category:
Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:
Manuscript
Item ID:
71200908302245
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:
71200908302245
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
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