Letter : Athens, Ga., to Caleb Cushing, Washington, D.C., [ca. 1853-1857].

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Letter : Athens, Ga., to Caleb Cushing, Washington, D.C., [ca. 1853-1857].

Autograph letter signed. Judge Joseph Henry Lumpkin regrets having declined an appointment to the federal Court of Claims and would like President [Pierce] to know that if offered again, Judge Lumpkin would accept.

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Lumpkin, Joseph Henry, 1799-1867

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Joseph Henry Lumpkin (1799-1867), lawyer and judge, born in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. From the description of Joseph Henry Lumpkin family papers, 1780-1903 (bulk 1820-1856). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38478312 "Joseph Henry Lumpkin served on the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1846 until his death in 1867. One of three justices elected by the Georgia legislature after the supreme court's creation in 1845, Lumpkin was elected to successive terms without opposition. He was...

Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879

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Cushing served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1835- 1843, and as special U.S. Envoy to China from 1843-1845. His career also included a term as U.S. Attorney General from 1852-1857. From the description of Letters to Thomas Mayo Brewer and Henry Vose, 1843, 1858. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234342903 U.S cabinet official and representative from Massachusetts, army officer, diplomat, and lawyer. From the description of Caleb Cushin...

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

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Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) was the 14th President of the United States (1853-1857). Prior to his presidency he served in both the House of Representatives (1833-1837) and the Senate (1837-1842) as a legislator from New Hampshire. Although a Northerner, he sympathized with the Southern cause during the American Civil War and was good friends with Jefferson Davis....

Lumpkin, Joseph, 1955-

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