This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ... III. While on a journey to the Western States in May, 1853, Mr. Pierce made at Cincinnati the acquaintance of Salmon P. Chase, then United States Senator, by a letter of introduction from Charles Sumner. This meeting led to an intimate friendship. Mr. Pierce, who was just beginning professional life, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ... III. While on a journey to the Western States in May, 1853, Mr. Pierce made at Cincinnati the acquaintance of Salmon P. Chase, then United States Senator, by a letter of introduction from Charles Sumner. This meeting led to an intimate friendship. Mr. Pierce, who was just beginning professional life, entered Mr. Chase's law office at Cincinnati in October, 1853, and remained there till the summer of 1854 (Mr. Chase being, however, then in Washington), and was the senator's secretary at Washington during the winter of 1854-55. As soon as Mr. Pierce was mustered out of military service in July, 1861, he had occasion to visit the capital, and while there related to Mr. Chase, then Secretary of the Treasury, his recent experiences with negroes at Hampton, Va., in which the secretary expressed great interest. This incident, in connection with the personal relation above referred to, prompted Mr. Chase, December 21, 1861, to send to Mr. Pierce, then a lawyer in Boston, a letter and a telegram of similar purport, the latter being as follows: "If you incline to visit Beaufort in connection with contrabands and cotton, come to Washington at once." The secretary had already commissioned agents to collect the cotton on the islands, but was distrustful as to their sentiments and conduct towards the negroes. On the 25 th Mr. Pierce conferred with Secretary Chase at his department, and returning home, accepted on the 30th the mission, which was then supposed to be the temporary one of investigation. He left New York City for Port Royal, January 13, 1862, and arrived at New York on his return February 13. On the evening of the next day he read to Mr. Chase at the secretary's house in Washington his report dated February 3, which he had prepared at Port...
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