Letter: Washington, D.C., to Benjamin F. Hallet[t], Boston, Mass., 1854 July 22

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Letter: Washington, D.C., to Benjamin F. Hallet[t], Boston, Mass., 1854 July 22

1854

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Letter signed. Signed by Marcy, U.S. Secretary of State. Relates to the "conduct and discharge" of John Wise, one of the seamen of the brig R.W. Packer, and the subsequent trial and conviction of Captain Amariah Mayo, master of the Packer.

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United States. Department of State

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The Department of Foreign Affairs was established by an act of July 27, 1789 (1 Stat. 28) and redesignated the Department of State by an act of September 15, 1789 (1 Stat. 68). It was the agency of the United States created by law to assist the President in the formulation and execution of the Nation's foreign policy, and in the conduct of foreign affairs and of certain domestic affairs. The Department made plans for peace and security among all nations, participated in the United Nations and o...

Hallett, Benjamin Franklin, 1797-1862

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Benjamin Franklin Hallett (December 2, 1797 – September 30, 1862) was a Massachusetts lawyer and Democratic Party activist, most notable as the first chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Benjamin Franklin Hallett was born in Barnstable, Massachusetts. After graduating from Brown University in 1816, he studied law and began a journalistic career in Providence, Rhode Island. He soon moved to Boston, where he began with the Boston Advocate, shifting to the Boston Daily Advertiser in 18...

R.W. Packer (Brig)

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Wise, John, fl. 1854.

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Mayo, Amariah, fl. 1854.

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Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857

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New York attorney and statesman; served as United States Secretary of State under President Pierce. From the description of William Learned Marcy letter, 1857 Mar. 15. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 255631874 Senator, Governor of New York, 1833-39. From the description of Letter 1834 March 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122617820 Secretary of War under Polk. Secretary of State under Pierce. From the description of Autog...