Letter to R.H. Wilde, 1846-1846.

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Letter to R.H. Wilde, 1846-1846.

Summary: Two-page handwritten letter, written by Abbott Lawrence to Richard Wilde, dated May 13, 1846 and containing criticism of the Polk administration for sending inadequate military forces to the Rio Grande.

.1 linear ft. (1 box)

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Lawrence, Abbott, 1792-1855

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Biographical note: Boston merchant; Abbott Lawrence was in partnership with his brother Amos, founded and developed the textile-manufacturing city of Lawrence, Massachusetts, represented his district in Congress (1834-1836, 1838-1840), and was U.S. minister to Great Britain (1849-1852). Richard Henry Wilde (1878-1847) was an American lawyer, scholar and poet. He was Attorney General of Georgia (1811) and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1815-1817, 1825, 1827-1835). From...

Wilde, Richard Henry, 1878-1847.

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