Letter : to Hon. John C. Spencer, 1841 December 8.

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Letter : to Hon. John C. Spencer, 1841 December 8.

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Attorney General H.S. Legaré sent this opinion to Secretary of War John C. Spencer regarding the claim of Clements, Bryan, and Co. against the United States government for a supply contract for "Substituting and emigrating" the Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma in 1838.

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Spencer, John C. (John Canfield), 1738-1855.

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Clements, Bryan and Co.

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Legaré, Hugh Swinton 1797?-1843

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Legare was a lawyer and legislator whose career included terms in the South Carolina legislature and in Congress (elected 1836). In 1841, President Tyler appointed him attorney-general. From the description of Letter to B. Northrup, 22 September 1841. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234341782 Lawyer, editor, and politician, from Charleston, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1837-1843. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19865911 ...