O'Conor, Charles (1804-1884) to Luther R. Marsh
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02504.31 Author/Creator: O'Conor, Charles (1804-1884) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 April 1860 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24.7 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy
Suggests giving a dinner to bring together two acquaintances to discuss a matter previously mentioned between O'Conor and Marsh. O'Conor wishes Marsh to speak with this Boston friend before making a final decision.
O'Conor was United States district attorney for New York in 1853 and 1854. An extreme States' Rights Democrat, he opposed the coercion of the South. After the Civil War he became senior counsel for Jefferson Davis on his indictment for treason and was one of his bondsmen. Marsh was a New York lawyer and orator and one-time law-partner of Daniel Webster.
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