Letters to Joseph Story [manuscript], 1820-1846.

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Letters to Joseph Story [manuscript], 1820-1846.

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A letter, 1820 May 9, from Charles Pelham Curtis discusses a debt owed by Story's late brother, F. W. C. Story. A letter, 1827 April 7, from H. A. S. Dearborn informs Story that he is forwarding the two requested cherry trees, a Black Tartarian and a Black Eagle developed by a Dr. Charles Knight. A letter [1820s] from dancing master P. Gerigon, sends a tuition bill for Story's two children. A letter, 1833 May 28, from John Brazer thanks Story for a letter in his behalf to Chief Justice Marshall, and mentions the latter's trip to North Carolina. A letter, 1833 December 3, from Joseph Hopkinson discusses Hopkinson's review of a book by Story and constitutional issues in President Jackson's removal of federal funds from the Second Bank of the U. S. A letter, 1846 May 13, from C. Fenimore Williston [an early autograph hunter?] requests Story's eulogium on Chief Justice Marshall.

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