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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05677.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters from Salmon Portland Chase to Jehu Glancy Jones regarding the politics during the Reconstruction Era |
| Title | Salmon P. Chase to Jehu Glancy Jones expressing interest in the political climate of his county of residence |
| Date | 4 May 1867 |
| Author | Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland) (1808-1873) |
| Recipient | Jones, Jehu Glancy |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Chase, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, replies to a letter from Jones, a judge and former United States Representative from Pennsylvania. States that his own acquaintances in Philadelphia are nearly completely social. Expresses interest in the political climate in the county where Jones resides (possibly Berks County, Pennsylvania). |
| Subjects | Supreme Court Politics |
| People | Chase, Salmon Portland (1808-1873) Jones, Jehu Glancy (1811-1878) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Chase served as United States Senator from Ohio 1849-1854 and 1861-1862, Governor of Ohio 1855-1857, Secretary of the Treasury 1861-1864, and Chief Justice 1864-1873. Jones served as United States Representative 1851-1858, and as Minister to Austria 1858-1861. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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