Spencer, John C. 1788-1855.

John C. Spencer correspondence, 1822-1843. - 4 items.

Open to research.

ALS (1822 November 18) written by Spencer to James McKown concerning a debt, ALS (1823 April 15) to Bowen Whiting about New York state legal matters, ALS (1840 November 20) to Erastus Corning relating to the purchase of a house, and draft of a letter (1843 March 14) to Samuel Finley Breese Morse approving plans for the installation of a nationwide telegraph system.


U.S. representative from New York, U.S. secretary of war and secretary of the treasury, and New York public official.


Collection material in English.

Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.

mm 79001801


Corning, Erastus, 1794-1872 --Correspondence.
McKown, James--Correspondence.
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 --Correspondence.
Whiting, Bowen--Correspondence.


Debt--New York (State)
Law--New York (State)
Real property--New York (State)
Telegraph--History.--United States


Cabinet officers.
Public officials--New York (State)