Letter from Jeremiah Black to Jacob Thompson

Letter from Jeremiah Black to Jacob Thompson
Date
November 2, 1858

United States Attorney General Jeremiah Sullivan Black writes to Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the Interior, with a legal opinion on the question of whether widows of officers and soldiers could receive a government pension if they remarry.

Location
I-BeachW-1974-1
Time Period

Letter from William Bingham to William Irvine

Letter from William Bingham to William Irvine
Date
February 26, 1789

Continental Congress delegate William Bingham writes to William Irvine, discussing the funding and future of Dickinson College. Irvine serves on Dickinson's Board of Trustees. Transcript included.

Location
I-SpahrB-1961-4
Time Period

Letter from Salmon Chase to Robert Grier

Letter from Salmon Chase to Robert Grier
Date
September 30, 1869

Salmon Portland Chase, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, writes to Associate Justice Robert Cooper Grier (Class of 1812). Chase discusses a recent visit to Philadelphia and says he is glad to hear Grier's health has improved.

Location
I-SpahrB-undated-6
Time Period

Letter from Edwin Stanton to James Buchanan (Copy)

Letter from Edwin Stanton to James Buchanan (Copy)
Date
March 10, 1861

Former Attorney General Edwin McMasters Stanton writes former President James Buchanan to discuss public affairs in Washington and comment on events that occurred during the last few months of Buchanan's administration.

Location
I-SpahrB-1959-9
Time Period

Letter from Horatio Collins King to Grover Cleveland

Letter from Horatio Collins King to Grover Cleveland
Date
December 11, 1882

Horatio Collins King writes Governor Elect of New York Grover Cleveland and thanks him for the appointment as a Judge Advocate in the National Guard. King notes his "sincere thanks for... making me a member of your military family."

Location
I-Friends-1990-1
Time Period