William Cumming letter, 3 April 1819.

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William Cumming letter, 3 April 1819.

The collection consists of a letter written by William Cumming, a soldier in the war of 1812 and trained as a lawyer, to his war comrade Thomas Aspinwall, U.S. Consul at London, 3 April 1819. Basically a letter of introduction for his brother Henry Cumming, he discusses Aspinwall's appointment as U.S. Consul.

1 item (0.1 linear feet).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7324943

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Cumming, William Clay, 1788-1863

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Army officer. From the description of William Clay Cumming papers, 1817-1937. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450072 The town of Cumming (incorporated 1834) is named in honor of Col. William Cumming, distinguished Georgia, born July 27, 1788, son of Thomas Cumming and Ann Clay, daughter of Joseph Clay, of Savannah. William Cumming graduated from the College of New Jersey at Princeton and studied law at Gould's Law School, Litchfield, Connecticut. The War of 181...

Aspinwall, Thomas, 1786-1876

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Army officer. From the description of Thomas Aspinwall papers, 1847-1853. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455771 A Thomas Aspinwall, 1786-1876, was an American consul. Hugh Legare ́ was Secretary of State for a short time before his death in 1843. From the description of Letter : London, England to Hugh S. Legare ́, 1843 July 3. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 708359991 Thomas Aspinwall was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, May 23, 1786...

Cumming, Henry H. (Henry Harford), 1799-1866.

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