ALS, 1830 August 3 : Cincinnati, Ohio, to Dr. Joseph A. Denison.

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ALS, 1830 August 3 : Cincinnati, Ohio, to Dr. Joseph A. Denison.

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Written while a lawyer in Ohio, Chase says to his cousin: "I am sorry to see you despairing of the Republic. Does the possession of office constitute greatness? Is New England less glorious now when her noblest are removed from high national trusts, than she was when her [John Quincy] Adams filled the chair of Executive rule and her arms controlled the Legislative Assembly by the magic of his eloquence? ... I think not ... Her virtue can never be hurt ... When I bow my knee to our Great Father, I will thank him that New England was my native soil and that in my veins runs the blood of the pilgrims." Chase was later Secretary of the Treasure under Lincoln and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

3 1/3 p. ; 26.5 x 20 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Denison, Joseph A.

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Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873

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Lawyer. From the description of Letter, 1845 March 4, Cincinnati, [Ohio], to Robert F. Paine, Columbus, O[hio]. (University of Toledo). WorldCat record id: 13541605 Salmon P. Chase served as the Secretary of the Treasury from 1861 to 1864. He oversaw the creation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (1862) and implemented the introduction of the income tax and the national currency. From the description of Letter press book of the Secretary of the Treasury. 1863, Ju...