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Marshall, John (1798-1833) to Joseph Gales, Jr.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.271 Author/Creator: Marshall, John (1798-1833) Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 December 1823 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; 25.3 x 19.3 cm. Order a Copy

Requests pamphlet containing the transactions of the great convention, and asks to become a subscriber to Gales' paper. Brings up political news.

Marshall Jr. was the son of the Supreme Court justice John Marshall. Gales was a political reporter and publisher in Washington D.C.

Marshall, John, 1798-1833
Gales, Joseph, 1786-1860

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