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[Maine] Evans, George.

[ALSs] Correspondence from George Evans, U.S. Senator from Maine Concerning an Estate & an Invitation.

Washington; Gardiner, [ME]: 1842; 1844. 2 pp. 8 x 10 inches. Very good pair, marginal finger soiling only, closed tear at one centerfold, not obscuring text. Item #44264

Two letters from George Evans (1797-1867), who was U.S. Senator from Maine during the time of these letters.

1: Dated and signed Washington, Dec. 20, 1842. Bifolium, 3 pp. To Rufus Daniel regarding the claims on the estate of Col. Thomas and his son, John. Evans tells Daniel that "No examination of any extent has yet been made into the state of his affairs. I hoped it would appear that he had some money on hand, or at command, but not traces of any a clue to it, has been discovered...I had some previous knowledge of them & shall render all the aid in my power to his son, in advising the estate. The land here is subject to mortgages, to its full value." Evans himself is owed money from the estate.

2: Dated and signed Gardiner [Maine], Aug. 17, 1844. 1 pp. Evans declines Daniel C. Baker's invitation to a mass meeting in Lynn, Essex County, scheduled for September 4th because he was engrossed in work involving the Massachusetts election of September 9th. "We are holding a succession of mass meetings in every county of the state & have made great efforts to obtain distinguished gentlemen from Massachusetts to address our citizens; but not one has yet honored us with his presence. Thus compelled to rely upon our own resources, I feel the greater necessity of remaining at my post, until we have achieved our victory... I pray you accept this acknowledgment for the flattering terms in which your invitation is conveyed." Daniel Collins Baker (1816-1863) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the third Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.

Price: $75.00