Item 14: Letter from Lewis Cass to Hendrick. Bradley. Wright, 1850 December 30
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 14
Dates
- Created: 1850 December 30
Creator
- Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Condition Note:
Excellent
Measurements:
7 5/16 in. x 9 9/16 in. (open) 7 5/16 in. x 4 13/16 in. (closed)
Type of Material:
Letter
Description:
This is a letter from Lewis Cass to Hendrick Bradley Wright on December 30, 1850. This letter seems to be about a bill up for debate in the House of Representatives, more specifically the Compromise of 1850. This compromise included that California be admitted as a free state, legislatures in Utah and New Mexico to decide if slavery will be allowed or not, laws for the return of fugitive slaves, abolished slave trade in D.C.,and gave Texas money to leave its claims for territory in New Mexico alone. Cass, the creator, was born in 1782 and was an American politician, military officer, and statesman. He served in the cabinets of two U.S. Presidents and was a U.S. Senator. Wright was born in 1808 and was a farmer and a coal mine operator. He also was a part of the U.S. House of Representatives. The recipient of this letter, H[endrick] B[radley] Wright, was born in Pennsylvania in 1808. Wright would go on to study law and serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Later in his life he would voice his opinions on labor concerns and in 1871 Wright wrote a book on it. The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee mentioned in this letter, Andrew Butler, was born in South Carolina in 1796. Judge Butler studied law and eventually joined the South Carolina House of Representatives. During his tenure in the Senate he would become the fifteenth Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, from 1848 to 1857.
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Transcription:
Washington
Dec. 30. 1850
My dear sir,
I was not aware, till I received your letter of the bearing of the bill, to which you so far. I will not fail to see Judge Butler the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, as soon as I go I’ll stay momentary try to impart upon him the expeditious and policy of ____(?) stay unclear before the senate as expeditiously as possible. As you well say it is a subject whose appreciation to the House, and to whose true origin should prevail. I cannot see possible objection to the bill, soon to own six moderate action
I am, dear sir,
Ever yours,
Lewis Cass
Hon H. B. Wright
Creator
- Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866 (Person)
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570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu