Text / John Jacob Astor letter to Peter Smith, 1797 May 8

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Title: John Jacob Astor letter to Peter Smith, 1797 May 8
Creator: Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848
Date Created and/or Issued: 1797-05-08
Publication Information: Ella Strong Denison Library
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: Perkins Autograph Letter Collection
Rights Information: For more information on copyright or permissions, please contact Ella Strong Denison Library at http://www.scrippscollege.edu/denison/
Description: Astor writes about some sort of trouble with the law that either he or some of his friends are in. He talks of trials and such. Astor seems to be worried that a bill he wants to pass will get rejected. Pages 3 and 4 have remnants of red sealing wax. Page 4 is a self-cover with address.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: pal00069
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/pal/id/253
Language: English
Subject: Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848
Letters
Seals (Closures)
Sealing-wax
Place: New York (N.Y.)
Source: Handwritten letter, signed: 4 page folio, 8 x 10 inches
Relation: Perkins Autograph Letter Collection - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/pal

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