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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03209.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of correspondence relating to the Blair family, including letters of Roger B. Taney, Jackson, Welles |
| Title | Preston King to Francis Preston Blair regarding a book Blair requested |
| Date | 21 March 1857 |
| Author | King, Preston (1806-1865) |
| Recipient | Blair, Francis Preston |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | New York Senator King informs Blair, editor of the Washington, D.C. newspaper The Globe, that he could not withdraw a book Blair requested from the Library of Congress. States that he is unable to acquire the book in the United States and asks Blair if he should order a copy from England. Informs Blair that he gave family friend Mrs. Fremont a package for Miss Betty Blair, Francis' daughter. |
| Subjects | Library Book Selling Congress Women's History |
| People | Blair, Francis Preston (1791-1876) King, Preston (1806-1865) Lee, Elizabeth Blair (1818-1906) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Government & Politics; Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |