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A letter of recommendation for democrat David Hines from Philip Barton Key II to President Franklin Pierce, dated July 15, 1853.
Transcription
[recto] [?] [?] July 15 1853 To his Excellency F. Pierce President of the United States Sir. I take great pleasure in recommending to you Mr. David Hines, as a staunch Democrat, and as one well qualified to fill any position he may apply for. Mr. Hines is and has been for a long time a most Reputed citizen of his District [signed] Phil Barton Key
Creation Date
7-15-1853
Creator Life Dates
1818-1859
Keywords
15 July 1853, 1853, David Hines, Phillip Barton Key II, Franklin Pierce, letter of recommendation, democrat, president
Resource Identifier
070430-18
Date Digital
April 2014
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
Political History | Social History | United States History
Publisher
Wofford College
Format (IMT)
Language
en-us
Digitization Specifications
800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; TIFFs converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.
Source
The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.
Recommended Citation
Key, Philip Barton II, "Letter of recommendation from Phillip Barton Key II to President Franklin Pierce, dated July 15, 1853." (1853). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 212.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/212
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