Business letters

Collection — manuscript box: 22 - folder 1

Identifier: 288m

Scope and content

Printed form letter from the U.S. Treasury Department (March 22, 1843) to the New York City Commissioners, signed by J.C. Spencer, settling a claim by J. & W. Kelly & Co. for compensation for damage caused by the Great Fire of New York in 1835. Also, a letter from W. (?) L. Macey to Nahum Capen (May 20, 1852), giving a recommendation for Capen's History of Democracy in the United States, sight unseen. Third, a letter from John A. Dix to M. (?) Conrad, head of the War Department (December 15, 1850), introducing the claim of Dix's brother's widow for compensation based on her late husband's military service.

Dates

1843-1852.

Creator

no primary creator (Person)
Spencer, John C. (John Canfield), 1788-1855. (Person)
Macey, W. L. (Person)
Capen, Nahum, 1804-1886. (Person)
Dix, John A. (John Adams), 1798-1879. (Person)
Conrad, M. (Person)
United States. Department of the Treasury (Organization)
United States. War Department (Organization)

Language of Material

In English.

Biographical / Historical

John Canfield Spencer was an American lawyer, politician, judge and Secretary of the Treasury in the administration of President John Tyler. Nahum Capen was a historian, author of The History of Democracy in the United States. John A. Dix was Governor of New York from 1873-1875.