John Marshall Harlan : miscellaneous papers, 1869-1906.

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John Marshall Harlan : miscellaneous papers, 1869-1906.

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Includes a 15 Dec. 1869 letter to W.W. Belknap, Secretary of War, recommending Bland Ballard as circuit court judge and defending him against the suspicion of infidelity to the Union; a typewritten copy of his 31 Oct. 1877 letter to James B. Beck giving a full statement of his political record to refute stories circulated in Washington to prevent his confirmation as a justice of the Supreme Court; a 9 March 1880 letter to Augustus E. Willson discussing political appointments and assuring Willson of advancement; a 2 June 1902 letter to an unidentified correspondent acknowledging the receipt of a volume containing reports of the Secretary of War regarding civil law under military occupation; and a 20 Dec. 1906 letter to E.H. Taylor, Jr. acknowledging the receipt of a box of "Old Taylor" and noting that a campaign for governor would have overtaxed his strength.

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