Item 81a: Letter from C[harles]. H[enry]. Vanwyck to Schuyler Colfax , 1868 July 4
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 81a
Dates
- Created: 1868 July 4
Creator
- Vanwyck, Charles Henry, 1824-1895 (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 8 in.
Description:
The first letter is from Charles Vanwyck to Schuyler Colfax July 4, 1868. The letter requests that Street be taken on a trip to the West. The recipient of the first letter is Schuyler Colfax, who is most famously known for being the 17th Vice President of the United States. At the time of this letter, Colfax was running for vice president. Van Wyck writing to Colfax for his trip is likely related to his campaign. The recipient of the second letter, Alfred Street, was born in New York in 1811. Street would study law with his father but eventually become a poet and an author.
Location:
New York City
Transcription:
{Letter 1}
New York City July 4 -1868
My dear friend
Alfred B.
Street whom you know as a pret would like to accompany you in your proposed trip West, to add to his collection of precis. I would be pleased if you would gratify him with an opportunity of gony. Please will him as to this prospect directed case of James Beel Esq Alyon No 1. Park Place, New York City.
From
C H Vanwyck
Creator
- Vanwyck, Charles Henry, 1824-1895 (Person)
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