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1833 Letter Truman Smith Litchfield CT to Wm S Holabird Winsted Politics Law
Approximately 7.75" BY 12" SEE PICS FOR CONDITION
Dear Sir,
I was absent from home when your letters arrived. I had some idea of going to Winsted this day but calls of business have prevented. I will now say that I will endeavor to see you at your office on Thursday at present writer early in the forenoon. It will be important that we should dispatch our business so that I can return at evening. If the weather should be very inclement I may not come till Friday but I will not be deterred by any ordinary difficulty of that sort. How came the forlorn hope of running for the post of Secretary to be assigned to my uncle? I found Ralph, while he is ousted from his seat of candidate for Congress, occupied by him with so much dignity two years since.
Sir, I consider the honor of my native town involved in this affair and I am determined to look into the matter!
Yours truly,T. Smith
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T. SmithFeb 11. 1833TRUMAN SMITH
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Wm. S. Holabird EsquireCounsellor at LawWinsted
[Postmark]: LITCHFIELD C'T FEB 12
Date: February 11, 1833
Origin: Litchfield, Connecticut
Destination: Winsted, Connecticut (addressed to William S. Holabird, Counsellor at Law)
Author: Truman Smith (1791–1884), prominent Connecticut attorney, Whig U.S. Congressman (1839–1849), and U.S. Senator (1849–1854).
Recipient: William S. Holabird (1794–1855), Winsted attorney, U.S. District Attorney for Connecticut, and later Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (1842–1844).
Details: Single folded stampless cover featuring a clear black circular town postmark from Litchfield, CT (Feb 12). The letter discusses upcoming legal business between the two lawyers, along with intriguing local political maneuvering involving political candidacies in Connecticut.
Condition: Original folded manuscript letter. Includes expected light age toning, historical fold creases, and small paper loss around the original wax seal area not affecting readability.
