to Jacob Thompson

Harris, Isham G., 1818-1897 to Jacob Thompson

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GLC#
GLC02469.07-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
25 June 1860
Author/Creator
Harris, Isham G., 1818-1897
Title
to Jacob Thompson
Place Written
Nashville, Tennessee
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 27 cm, Width: 10.9 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Harris, Governor of Tennessee, writes to Thompson, United States Secretary of the Interior. Recommends George Western Thompson, of Wheeling, (present-day West Virginia), for the position of Judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. Notes that the Supreme Court vacancy resulted from the death of Justice Peter V. Daniel. Writes, "I knew Judge T. intimately when in the House of Reps, and am satisfied that he is in every way well qualified to discharge the duties of the position in question A gentleman of lofty tone and bearing, decided talent, and thourough legal learning..." Written on Nashville Executive Department stationery, bearing an image of the department.

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