Letter from Salmon Portland Chase, Washington, [D.C.], to James Miller M'Kim, Oct[ober] 31. 1868

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Title:
Letter from Salmon Portland Chase, Washington, [D.C.], to James Miller M'Kim, Oct[ober] 31. 1868
Description:
Salmon P. Chase writes James Miller M'Kim informing him that M'Kim's last letter was received, and that he had read the enclosed article with much interest. Chase encloses to M'Kim a check for the sum of $100 towards the "liquidate of the obligations" mentioned by M'Kim in his previous missive. Chase asserts his wish that the term "freedman" be "discontinued altogether" in preference for the term "citizen".
Author:
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
Addressee:
M'Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874
Date:
October 31, 1868
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Freedmen--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Freed persons--United States
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
M'Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis), 1830-1909
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 12.4 x 18.7 cm.
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Place of origin:
Washington, [D.C.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript recto has two annotations, in pencil. At the top-left of the page reads "113", while the bottom-left reads "V 36, P 57".
Identifier:
4698943
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.36, p.57B
Barcode:
39999066759075