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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03545.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters and documents from the archive of Baltimore attorney Nathaniel Williams |
| Title | Joseph Story to Nathaniel Williams refusing to write a recommendation for the President |
| Date | 8 January 1822 |
| Author | Story, Joseph (1779-1845) |
| Recipient | Williams, Nathaniel |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Declines to write a recommendation to President James Monroe because of a disagreement. He writes, "... at present I am in very ill humour with the President for refusing an office to a Brother of mine (the only one of profit I ever asked for any one of the family)." States that he will not write to the President or any of his department heads until he receives an explanation. |
| Subjects | President Children and Family Law Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Office Seeker Government and Civics |
| People | Story, Joseph (1779-1845) Williams, Nathaniel (1782-1864) Monroe, James (1758-1831) |
| Place written | Salem, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The Presidency; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Story served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court 1811-1845. Williams was a Baltimore lawyer, state senator, and United States District Attorney for Maryland, 1824-41. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |