Item 21: Letter from Martin Van Buren to B[enjamin] F[ranklin]. Butler (removed to Legal Box #1), 1837 March 1
Item — Box: 9, Folder: 21
Dates
- Created: 1837 March 1
Creator
- Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter.
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
10 ¼ in. x 7 ½ in. (backing) 7 ⅞ in. x 5 in. (letter)
Title:
N/A
Description:
The following item depicts a letter, dated March 1, 1837, from Martin van Buren, the 8th president of the United States to Benjamin Franklin Butler, a major general of the Union Army, and American politician and lawyer. In the letter, Van Buren is asking to meet in the future with Butler. Butler and Van Buren were professional partners, working together in law.
Transcription:
94
My dear Sir I wish very much to see you for a few moments after your company has left you. Will you have the goodness to call. Very truly yours M. van Buren March 1. ‘37 B. F. Butler Esq
Back:
M[artin] Van Buren 1st March 1837
My dear Sir I wish very much to see you for a few moments after your company has left you. Will you have the goodness to call. Very truly yours M. van Buren March 1. ‘37 B. F. Butler Esq
Back:
M[artin] Van Buren 1st March 1837
Creator
- Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 (Person)
Repository Details
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570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu