J. C. Spencer Letter
In this letter, Secretary of War J. C. Spencer asks Richard Smith, Esquire, to pay $5,034.07 in dividends on a loan made by several Indian tribes. These tribes, and the amounts due each of them, are listed at the end of the letter.
Dates
- 1842 December 30
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Extent
1.8 Linear Feet (1 oversize folder)
Abstract
In this letter, Secretary of War J. C. Spencer asks Richard Smith, Esquire, to pay $5,034.07 in dividends on a loan made by several Indian tribes. These tribes, and the amounts due each of them, are listed at the end of the letter.
Biographical/Historical Note
John Canfield Spencer was born to Ambrose and Laura (Canfield) Spencer in Hudson, New York on January 8, 1788. He graduated with honors from Union College in Schenectady, New York in 1806 and was admitted to the New York Bar in 1809. He married Elizabeth Scott Smith on May 20, 1809, and together they had at least one child, Philip. Spencer began his legal career as a Judge Advocate General in service along the frontier (1813) and went on to serve as Assistant Attorney General and District Attorney for five western New York counties (1815), to represent New York in the U.S. House of Representatives (1817-1819), and to serve in the New York General Assembly (1820-1822, 1833, 1838) and Senate (1825-1828). He was appointed Secretary of War 1841 and held this position until becoming Secretary of the Treasury in 1843. Spencer resigned over the annexation of Texas in 1844 and died in New York on May 18, 1855.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository