Letter from Daniel Lord, Jr., New York, N.Y., to Samuel J. Hitchcock, New Haven, Connecticut, dated Nov. 14th, 1827

Advanced Search

Basic Search

Help

AND OR NOT

Add a row

Reset

Limit results by

Books+ Search Results

Creator

Lord, Daniel, 1795-1868.

Title

Letter from Daniel Lord, Jr., New York, N.Y., to Samuel J. Hitchcock, New Haven, Connecticut, dated Nov. 14th, 1827.

Production

New York, N.Y. : Daniel Lord, Nov. 14th, 1827.

Physical Description

1 item (4 pages) ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Local Notes

Hicks classification: MssA L88 no.1 tall.

Notes

Text on page 1. Page 4 includes address, remnants of red wax seal, and postmark Nov 15.

Title devised by cataloger.

Holograph, manuscript.

Summary

"Daniel Lord was a nationally known New York lawyer, famous for formulating the 'General Average' clause in American insurance policies and for the celebrated 'Hiawatha' case (Public Law vs. Prize Money) ... In this particular letter, Lord discusses the status of a dispute and estimates the boundaries of a settlement." -- Dealer's description.

Format

Archives or Manuscripts

Added to Catalog

May 29, 2014

Subjects

Lord, Daniel, 1795-1868 > Correspondence.

Hitchcock, Samuel J. (Samuel Johnson), 1786-1845 > Correspondence.

Manuscripts, American > Connecticut > New Haven.

Also listed under

Addressee: Hitchcock, Samuel J. (Samuel Johnson), 1786-1845.

United States Connecticut New Haven.

United States New York (State) New York.