McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885 to Henry Jackson Hunt

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GLC#
GLC02382.072-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
11 November 1882
Author/Creator
McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885
Title
to Henry Jackson Hunt
Place Written
Orange, New Jersey
Pagination
2 p. : envelope Height: 17.7 cm, Width: 22.5 cm
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
The Gilded Age

Discusses New Jersey politics. Expresses disappointment regarding results of elections for general officers. States that McKenzie was elected to an unspecified office due to pressure from the Frelinghuysen and Fish supporters (two families with a history of participation in New Jersey politics). Declares "There is some little comfort in the idea that the day of political retribution seems at hand."

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