Autograph letter signed, Washington, [D.C.], to Hon. Joseph Reed Ingersoll.

Autograph letter signed, Washington, [D.C.], to Hon. Joseph Reed Ingersoll.

A ms letter in ink from Sam Houston, U.S. Senator from Texas, introducing an up-and-coming Congressman from New York his friend Caleb Lyon to Ingersoll, U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom, appointed by President Fillmore the previous year. Lyon designed the State Coat of Arms of California.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 (Author)
Other Authors: Ingersoll, Joseph R. (Joseph Reed), 1786-1868
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Lyon, Caleb, > 1822-1875.
Houston, Sam, > 1793-1863 > Correspondence.
Ingersoll, Joseph R. > (Joseph Reed), > 1786-1868 > Correspondence.
United States > Politics and government > 1853-1857.
Personal correspondence.
Description
Summary:A ms letter in ink from Sam Houston, U.S. Senator from Texas, introducing an up-and-coming Congressman from New York his friend Caleb Lyon to Ingersoll, U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom, appointed by President Fillmore the previous year. Lyon designed the State Coat of Arms of California.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Chapman Texas Collection copy is part of the Floyd & Louise Chapman Texas & Borderlands Collection.
In decorative red cloth folder.
Physical Description:1 folded sheet (3 pages) ; 25 cm