Letter
William Wirt to John Quincy Adams, June 6, 1818
Office of the Attorney General June 6th: 1818. Sir. The enclosed letter from Mr. Bache, the post-master at Philadelphia, ought, I think, to be communicated to the President of the…
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Letters from William Wirt
B. 1772 · D. 1834
William Wirt was an American lawyer, politician and author who is credited with turning the position of United States Attorney General into one of influence. The longest-serving attorney general in U.S. history, Wirt also served in the Virginia House of Delegates and was the Anti-Masonic nominee for president in the 1832 election.
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Letter
William Wirt to Abraham Lincoln, September 10, 1818
Mr. Wirt, Attorney-General, to the President. [89]Office of the Attorney-General of the United States,*September 10, 1818. Sir: The cause of the Corony, Captain Saunders, seized at Savannah, on a charge…
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William Wirt to I have not as yet received any direction from the President to attend these trials. I will see him to-morrow on the subject and write you again. ELIAS GLENN, District Attorney for the United States, Baltimore, November 6, 1818
[98] *Mr. Wirt, Attorney-General, to Mr. Glenn, district attorney. Department of Justice, Washington, November 6, 1818. Dear Sir: I have been deliberating as well as I could on the course…
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William Wirt to Elias Glenn, November 9, 1818
Mr. Wirt, Attorney-General, to Mr. Glenn, district attorney. Washington, November 9, 1818. Dear, Sir: I have seen and consulted with the President on the subject of your wish, that I…