Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1996.001.013 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Collection |
John L. Caldwell Collection |
Title |
Caldwell letter |
Date |
March 15, 1874 |
Description |
Letter to John L. Caldwell, a member of the 1873-1874 Ohio Constitutional Convention from U.S. Senator Allen G. Thurman: "United States Senate Chamber, / Washington, May 15th 1874 / My dear Sir / I thank you sincerely for / your kind letter of 13th inst. and / it gives me much pleasure to know / that my course on the currency / question meets your approval and / that of my old friends the Democracy / of Pike. I have fought for a cardinal level of / the democratic faith - opposition / to irredeemable paper money - and / every day brings me proof that / the sober second thought of the / people will sustain my course / Yours truly / A.G. Thurman / Hon. J.L. Caldwell / Constitutional Convention / Cin. O." |
Dimensions |
H-8.5 W-10 inches |
Material |
Paper/Ink |
Notes |
Pike County's John Lewis Caldwell was a member of the Ohio Congressional Constitution Committee of 1873-1874. |
Provenance |
Lucy Caldwell donated a collection of items that had belonged to her grandfather, John Lewis Caldwell, who was a member of the Ohio Congressional Constitution Committee of 1873-1874. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board took over the care of the Statehouse and its collections in 1988. |
People |
Caldwell, John Lewis Thurman, Allen G. 1813-1895 |
Subjects |
Constitutional convention Currency Currency question |