Letter, 1841 Nov. 18, Washington [to] Hon. John C. Spencer, Secretary of War.

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Letter, 1841 Nov. 18, Washington [to] Hon. John C. Spencer, Secretary of War.

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Officer, U.S. Army, Chief of Engineers. Letter to the Secretary of War concerning political enemies of the U.S. Military Academy and recommending that the Board of Visitors "be made up, for the greater part, of military officers". An unsigned, undated 16 page manuscript essay discussing the same topic is appended to Totten's letter.

3 p. ; 26 x 20 cm.

United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States Military Academy. Board of Visitors

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Spencer, John C. (John Canfield), 1788-1855

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John C. Spencer served as a Congressman from New York from 1817-1819, and was later Secretary of War and then Secretary of the Treasury in the administration of President Tyler. From the description of John C. Spencer letter : to John S. Larned, 1818 February 13. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 779599386 American lawyer and cabinet officer. From the description of Autograph letters (2) signed : House of Representatives, to George Boyd, Esq. Pens...

Totten, Joseph Gilbert, 1788-1864

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Army officer and engineer. From the description of Joseph Gilbert Totten correspondence, 1841 February 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980636 ...