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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00216 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1854 |
| Title | Salmon P. Chase to Alexander S. Latty on Latty's poor health and political matters |
| Date | 11 February 1854 |
| Author | Chase, Salmon Portland (1808-1873) |
| Recipient | Latty, A. Sankey (Alexander Sankey) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Comments that he is saddened to hear of Judge Latty's poor health. Talks of local politics and feels that the cities of Williams, Paulding, and Defiance, Ohio will be carried by the Independent Democrats in the fall elections. Remarks that the Whigs will cooperate with the Independents and Liberals. Suggests the names of some men to write to. Chase refers to Stephen A. Douglas and the Kansas Nebraska Bill in a fragmentary postscript, "Fair chance now of killing the striped snake Douglas has brought into Congress." Addressed to "My dear friend." Recipient identified based upon provenance. |
| Subjects | African American History Politics Democratic Party Whigs Bleeding Kansas Congress Slavery Government and Civics Election |
| People | Chase, Salmon Portland (1808-1873) Latty, Alexander Sankey (1815-1895) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | African Americans; Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |