Transcript of letter, 1856 Jan. 29, Harrisburg, Pa., to Franklin Pierce.

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Transcript of letter, 1856 Jan. 29, Harrisburg, Pa., to Franklin Pierce.

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Dallas, who has just been appointed minister to Great Britain, thanks the president for appointing his son secretary to the London legation.

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Dallas, George Mifflin, 1792-1864

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George Mifflin Dallas (July 10, 1792 – December 31, 1864) was an American politician and diplomat who served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1828 to 1829 and as the 11th vice president of the United States from 1845 to 1849. The son of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander J. Dallas, George Dallas attended elite preparatory schools before embarking on a legal career. He served as the private secretary to Albert Gallatin and worked for the Treasury Department and the Second Bank of the United Stat...

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

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