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Joel R. Poinsett letter to David Currier, Esq., 1840 June 5.
Wyles SC 178LOCAL
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Title:

Joel R. Poinsett letter to David Currier, Esq., 1840 June 5

Creator/Contributor:

Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Currier, David, correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Online Archive of California

Abstract:

One holograph letter written and signed by J. R. Poinsett to David Currier, Esq. of Salem, Massachusetts about having received Currier's letter and enclosing a report from the Commissioner of Pensions accompanied by regulations that Currier must comply with to establish his pension claim.

Date:

1840 (issued)

Subject:

Poinsett, Joel Roberts -- 1779-1851 -- Correspondence
United States. -- War Department -- Correspondence

Note:

Use of the collection is unrestricted.
Joel R. Poinsett was an American statesman and diplomat, the first minister to Mexico (1825-1829), and U. S. Secretary of War (1837-1841).
Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.
Cite as: [Identification of item], Joel R. Poinsett letter to David Currier, Esq.. Wyles SC 178. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Type:

Letters (correspondence).

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) ; 25 x 21 cm.

Language:

English

Identifier:

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Use of the collection is unrestricted.
Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.