Mosby, John S. (1833-1916) to: Sam Chapman
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03921.26 Author/Creator: Mosby, John S. (1833-1916) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1909/03/09 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy
Taft's Supreme Court appointees; dining with Col. Charles Francis Adams.
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9 March 1909, Washington
Dear Sam:
I suppose you are not in Lynchburg. I want you to see Judge McDowell about his getting promoted to the Supreme Court. Taft will have several appointments or three or four judges must retire ? out of age. The South has no representative there & I really don't know any Southern Republican fit for the position except Judge McDowell. Mr. Taft must either appoint a Democrat or McDowell. I have a strong desire for his appointment (1) because his home is in Virginia & (2) because he is a grandson of Henry Clay. I dined Saturday with Col. Chas. Francis Adams. He is spending the winter here with his family. He was in Virginia during the war - commanded the first Massachusetts Cavalry. Remember me to Stockton & my cousins.
Yours Truly
J.S. Mosby
Does Hugh stand by the Confederate daughters in their dedication of war?
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