ALS : Washington, D.C., to Alexander James Dallas, 1816 Aug. 27.

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ALS : Washington, D.C., to Alexander James Dallas, 1816 Aug. 27.

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Latrobe mentions the design of the new customs house in Baltimore, and the collector's conviction that the millenium will arrive within fifty years. Discusses madness and includes a Latin inscription on the wall of the Paris madhouse. Postcript congratulating Dallas on his relocation to Philadelphia.

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Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Dallas, Alexander James, 1759-1817

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Lawyer; U.S. district attorney for eastern Pennsylvania, 1801-1814; secretary of the Treasury, 1814-1816. From the description of AL (draft), [ca. 1811 Aug.], Philadelphia, to [Caesar Augustus Rodney?]. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122524906 From the description of AL, [ca. 1809 Nov.], Philadelphia, to Albert Gallatin. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122585765 U.S. secretary of the treasury, lawyer, and author. ...

Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820

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British-born American architect best known for his design of the United States Capitol and other public buildings in the United States. -- Joseph Donath was a Philadelphia merchant who is best remembered for supplying glass to Thomas Jefferson. From the description of [Letter] 1805 Sep. 19, Ironhill, Del. [to] Jos. Donath & Co. / B. Henry Latrobe. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 245178736 British-born architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, most famous for designing the ...