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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05754.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1801 |
| Title | Elizur Goodrich to Stephen Twining on a fire at the Treasury and the nomination of Marshall for Chief Justice |
| Date | 21 January 1801 |
| Author | Goodrich, Elizur (fl. 1799-1809) |
| Recipient | Twining, Stephen |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | It seems, as tho' Pandora's Box of Mischief was opened upon the United States -- Last evening... the Treasury Department was discovered to be on fire -- The flame caught presumably from the hearth of the Auditors room -- and wrapped up and consumed all his papers." He notes on page 3 before closing: "Mr. Patterson must be mortified by the nomination of Mr. Marshall as Chief Justice." |
| Subjects | Firefighting Government and Civics Judiciary Supreme Court Politics |
| People | Goodrich, Elizur (fl. 1799-1809) Twining, Stephen (fl. 1799-1809) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |