Item 52: Letter from William L[earned]. Marcy to Hendrick B[radley]. Wright, 1856 December 3.
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 52
Dates
- Created: 1856 December 3.
Creator
Access:
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
9 ⅞ in. x 7 ⅞ in. (closed) 9 ⅞ in. x 15 ¾ in. (open)
Description:
This is a letter from William Learned Marcy to Hendrick Bradley Wright on December 3, 1856. The letter informs that Marcy received Wright’s letter and that he is forwarding Mr. Brown’s letter to him. The creator of this letter, William Marcy, was born in Massachusetts in 1789. Marcy was a U.S. senator, U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Secretary of War, and was the governor of New York. 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. Within the letter, Marcy notes that Wright’s letter has been forwarded to William Brown, another representative in the House of Representatives (representing Virginia).
Location:
Washington; Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Transcription:
Department of State, Washington, December 3. 1856.
Sir,
Your note of the 1st instant has been received and the letter for W[illia]m. Brown which accompanied it has been forwarded.
I am your obedient servant,
W. L. Marcy
To the Hon: Hendrick B. Wright,
Wilkesbarre
Pennsylvania
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu