Item 52: Letter from Francis R. Shunk to Chester Butler, 1840 April 27
Item — Box: 10, Folder: 52
Dates
- Created: 1840 April 27
Creator
- Shunk, Francis Rawn, 1788-1848 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter.
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
10 in. x 7 ¾ in. (closed); 15 ½ in. x 10 in.
Description:
This letter, dated April 27, 1840, is written by Francis R. Shunk, the tenth governor of Pennsylvania, to Chester Butler, a United States congressman and representative of Pennsylvania. In the letter, Shunk is writing to Butler about an act to improve navigation of the Lehigh River, which he writes that he has copied and included within the letter, though we do not have the items themselves. The act seems to contribute to the general desire to renew the face of nature and inspire similar sentiments in the legislative halls of the region, by Shunk’s words.
The act Shunk speaks of may be of or an addition to the earlier movement, started in 1818, in which Pennsylvania Legislature established the "Lehigh Navigation Company" with the purpose of "improve the navigation of the river Lehigh” (The Museum of History and Technology).
Location:
Harrisburg
Transcription:
Harrisburg April 27. 1840.
Chester Butler Sr.
Dear sir
In compliance with your
request I inclose (sic) [enclose] the copy of the act to improve the navigation
of the River Lehigh.
These fine days are renewing the face of nature and
when you return we shall present so much of beauty & variety
all around the hall of legislation that legislators breathing
the sweet influences, will be more like angels than men.
Present me Kindy to the Judge & M Hollenback
Yours repy [Respectfully]
Fr[anci]s R. Shunk
Creator
- Shunk, Francis Rawn, 1788-1848 (Person)
Repository Details
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