[Letter : William Drummond to Augustus Hall]
- Published/Created:
- Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory
1855 September 28 - Physical Description:
- 1 folder (1 letter) ; 25 cm.
- Notes:
- Augustus Hall was Representative from Iowa in 1855-1857, and the second chief justice in Nebraska Territory from 1858-1861.
- Abstract:
- 12 ALS to Hall from various prominent Iowa, Nebraska, and Utah men, writing about politics, forwarding letters of introduction, asking for political favor. The letters include a description of the contested election in Nebraska in 1855, a copy of Samuel Ryan Curtis' military record, a note from Joseph E. Johnson about his desire to be Secretary of the Territory of Utah. Other correspondents include Thomas B. Cuming, William W. Drummond, Edwin Vose Sumner, and George W. Jones. With one seemingly unrelated letter from Maxwell & Chapman, Attorneys, Plattsmouth, Nebraska, dated Dec 21 1868 with cachet map showing railroads projected and completed in 1868 centering in Plattsmouth, 2 x 3 inches at the end of an orange envelope.
- Associated Names:
- Drummond, William W [Correspondent]
- Topics:
- Iowa--Politics and government
Nebraska--Politics and government - Topics:
- Drummond, William W
Hall, Augustus,--1814-1861 - Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Annotations
Autographs
letters (correspondence) (AAT) - Format:
- Mixed Material
- Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Access Restrictions:
- Public
- Source Creator:
- Hall, Augustus, 1814-1861
- Source Title:
- Letters to Augustus Hall, 1847-1868 (bulk 1847-1857).
- Source Created:
- 1847-1868 (bulk 1847-1857)
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1672 H141
- Orbis Record:
- 3781659
- Yale Collection:
- Beinecke Library
- Digital Collection:
- Yale Collection of Western Americana
- oid pointer:
- 11704177
- Citation:
- Letters to Augustus Hall. Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
- Extent of digitization:
- Partial folder digitized.
- OID:
- 11703780
- PID:
- digcoll:3994150
