Letters of James McDowell and Thomas Hart Benton, 1846, n.d.

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Letters of James McDowell and Thomas Hart Benton, 1846, n.d.

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In a letter, 1846 November 1, to an unnamed correspondent [Philip R. Fendall?] McDowell reports that he and his daughter Sally McDowell Thomas have been summoned as witnesses in an indictment against Dr. [William] Tyler and have been subpoenaed to bring a letter from himself to William H. Richardson regarding Francis Thomas's separation from Sally and charges against her. McDowell has received a letter from Thomas, speculates on Thomas's true motive in the case against Tyler and notes that he may need Fendall's help. In a letter, March 25, n.y., to Fendall, which may relate to the above scandal Thomas Hart Benton transmits a letter (not present) written by the Marshall of the State of Missouri for a handwriting comparison. In the letter Benton mentions James H. Relfe, the brother-in-law of Lewis F. Linn with whom Sally was accused of having had an affair.

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McDowell, James, 1795-1851

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