R.C. Hale letter books, 1835-1849.

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R.C. Hale letter books, 1835-1849.

This collection consists of two letterbooks. The first, a 298-page leather-bound volume dated 1835-1841, contains an index and letters handcopied to these pages. The second is a letterpress copybook, dated 1847-1849, that includes an index and 1,041 pages filled with one letter per page. It includes one loose, unsigned letter [Mr. Hibler] from Milton, Pa., to Hale, 27 May 1854, concerning an 1850 judgment in the case of Hibler & Frease. The copies are a mix of personal and business letters; the latter concern financial and legal matters while he served as Pennsylvania's deputy attorney general.

2 volumes ; 32 cm and smaller.

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Hale, R. C. (Reuben Charles), 1812-1863

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Reuben Charles Hale (1812-1863) studied at Yale, read law, and entered the bar in Centre County, Pennsylvania; he practiced law in Lewistown, Mifflin County the remainder of his life. A successful lawyer, he invested in railroads and land, and served as Mifflin County's deputy attorney general, and held other minor public offices. From the description of R.C. Hale letter books, 1835-1849. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 750011246 ...