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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02504.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Jeremiah S. Black to Freeman H. Morse regarding a government purchase of land from the Chirigni Improvement Co. |
| Date | 29 January 1861 |
| Author | Black, Jeremiah S. (Jeremiah Sullivan) (1810-1883) |
| Recipient | Morse, Freeman H. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | States that he has not heard anything since giving his opinion as Attorney General about the government purchase of land from the Chirigni Improvement Co. Expresses concern about the value of the property and the soundness of the title. Remarks that the government of New Granada has made some moves against this company but does not know whether or not this indicates hostility on their part. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Finance Law Contract Government and Civics Latin and South America Global History and Civics Immigration and Migration American Statesmen |
| People | Black, Jeremiah Sullivan (1810-1883) Morse, Freeman Harlow (1807-1891) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Black was Attorney General 1857 to 1860 and Secretary of State December 1860 to March 1861. Morse was a congressman from Maine. New Granada was the name given to a group of colonial provinces in northern South America, corresponding mainly to modern Colombia. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |