Letters addressed to Joseph Story, 1823-1825.

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Letters addressed to Joseph Story, 1823-1825.

Letter by William Henry Chase, 1823, relates to the death of Horace C. Story, Judge Story's brother; 1825 letter by Finch Ringgold.

2 letters in portfolio.

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Chase, W. H. (William Henry), 1798-1870

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Engineer, Major-General, businessman. General William H. Chase was Major of Engineers, United States of America, and was afterwards Major-General of the Confederate State Army, and president of the Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railroad, leading from Pensacola to points in Alabama. In West Florida, his name is synonymous with promoting of canals, railroads and roads to serve Florida, and with real estate developments. He was involved in the securing much of the land tha...

Story, Horace C., d. 1823.

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Ringgold, Finch.

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Story, Joseph, 1779-1845

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Jurist, politician, and professor of law Joseph Story (1779-1845) was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts on September 18, 1779. He received an AB from Harvard in 1798, an AM in 1801, and an LLD in 1821; he also received law degrees from Brown University and Dartmouth College. In 1802, Story married Mary Lynde Oliver. After Mary's death in 1805, Story married Sarah Waldo Wetmore in 1808. Story practiced law in Salem, Mass. and served as a representative in the state legislature before b...