Page, Thomas (fl. 1845) to Francis Preston Blair
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03209.16 Author/Creator: Page, Thomas (fl. 1845) Place Written: Frankfort, Kentucky Type: Letter signed Date: 31 January 1845 Pagination: 1 p. : address : free frank ; 32.5 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy
Page, (possibly Kentucky auditor Thomas S. Page), recommends James Green Hardy, Barren County Representative in the State Legislature James, for a position in the Post Office Department of Kentucky. Informs Blair, Republican Party Organizer and editor of the Washington, D.C. newspaper The Globe, that this recommendation is not "a mere complimentary letter, but one in good 'dead earnest.' "
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