Manuscripts

Andrew Johnson, Washington, D.C., letter to David Trotter Patterson, Greeneville, Tennessee

Description: Autograph letter signed, with addressed envelope and franking signature. Regarding a cadet appointment for Reuben Arnold, emigration to California, and the editorship of the Greeneville "Spy" and its future. (4 pages)
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1850 April 5
Call number: HM 8202
Creator: Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Anderson Galleries, George S. Hellman collection sale, November 1919. Collection had been given by Johnson's daughter Martha Patterson to her friend Laura Carter Holloway Langford, author of The Ladies of the White House; or, In the Home of the Presidents (1870). Langford apparently sold the material to New York collector George S. Hellman.
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Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Johnson, Eliza McCardle, (1810-1876,); Johnson, Robert, (1834-1869,); Patterson, David Trotter, (1818-1891,); Patterson, Martha Johnson, (1828-1901,)
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