Letter of recommendation from Phillip Barton Key II to President Franklin Pierce, dated July 15, 1853.

Authors

Philip Barton Key II

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Description

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)

PDF

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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