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- Creator
- Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
- Call number
- MssCol 4180
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
- Salmon P. Chase papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Salmon Portland Chase (1808-1873) was an American politician, jurist, and abolitionist. The Salmon P. Chase papers consist mainly of correspondence, beginning with letters and circulars relating to the 1845 Southern and Western Liberty Convention. Most date from his term as Secretary of the Treasury and relate political matters, including his ongoing support of the abolition of slavery
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Subjects
Places
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1845-1849
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1877
Occupations
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328