Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Charles Devens, 1879 Feb. 22.

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Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Charles Devens, 1879 Feb. 22.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270572478

Recommending Samuel C. Upshaw for U.S. District Attorney for the new Federal District of Texas.

1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Devens, Charles, 1820-1891

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Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Devens graduated from Boston Latin School and eventually Harvard College in 1838, and from the Harvard Law School in 1840. He was admitted to the bar in Franklin County, Massachusetts, where he practiced law from 1841 to 1849. In 1848, he was a Whig member of the Massachusetts Senate. From 1849 to 1853, Devens was United States Marshal for Massachusetts, in which capacity he was called upon in 1851 to remand the fugitive slave, Thomas Sims, to slavery. This...

Throckmorton, J. W. (James Webb), 1825-1894

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J. W. Throckmortion was elected governor of Texas in 1866, but was removed from office in 1867 by General Philip Sheridan. He also served as a US Congressman from 1870 to 1874. From the description of Throckmorton, J. W., letters, 1867-1869. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 85376791 U.S. Rep. from Texas. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Charles Devens, 1879 Feb. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572478 ...