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History Of USA Joseph Story Letter 1822 Identification

 
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Posted 11/30/2015   05:17 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add pisti1978 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Good morning

I wanted to help to identify who are the people who write the letter and what there is written, because I have all 30 letters sent to Joseph Story from all different people.
Because I'm Italian I can not understand very well what else is written
I thank you and salute Simone


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Posted 11/30/2015   08:21 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add KGB to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
pisti, this is a letter from a banker (and apparently a friend) to Associate Justice Joseph Story. Story served on America's highest court, the Supreme Court, and is known for being an author and having written the decision of the Court regarding the Amistad case. (Described in the motion picture.) The letter confirms steps taken by the banker in regards to Justice Story's account and also shares news from home.
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Posted 11/30/2015   10:21 am  Show Profile Check GeoffHa's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add GeoffHa to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Sent from Salem, of happy repute. Surname looks like " Treadwell", but I can't make out the Christian name.
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Story's "Commentaries on the Constitution" (1833) is still read in US law schools; I read parts of it in the 1980s. This letter is in excellent condition. Story had close connections to Harvard University. The Supreme Court Historical Association maintains records on many justices. If you are seeking to sell the 30 letters, Harvard of the SCHA would be good places to contact.
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Posted 11/30/2015   12:02 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add pisti1978 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you for your help. I am trying to reconstruct the history of these letters thanks to your help.
Greetings Simone
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Posted 11/30/2015   5:15 pm  Show Profile Check paperhistory's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add paperhistory to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Story, in addition to serving as a Supreme Court Justice, was also the head of Harvard Law School, and was probably the preeminent American legal scholar in the early 19th century.
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This might help. Having lived in Salem, MA a number of years ago, I can tell you that there is a large history in that community of both the Story and Treadwell families:

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