A Guide to the Caleb Jones Letter to John Arnold Rockwell 1852 Jones, Caleb letter to John Arnold Rochwell, 1852 11094

A Guide to the Caleb Jones Letter to John Arnold Rockwell 1852

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Accession Number 11094


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
11094
Title
Caleb Jones Letter to John Arnold Rockwell 1852, 1854
Physical Characteristics
This collection contains 1 item.
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

Caleb Jones Letter to John Arnold Rockwell, 1852, Accession #11094, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

The letter was purchased by the Library from Timothy H. Bakken, Halvor Americana, Clarendon Hills, Illinois, on April 27, 1993.

Biographical/Historical Information

After serving in the House of Representatives from 1845-1849, John Arnold Rockwell (1803-1861) practiced law before the United States Court of Claims, Washington, D.C., until his death in 1861.

Scope and Content Information

This autograph letter, July 21, 1852, from Caleb Jones, Richmond, to former Connecticut congressman John Arnold Rockwell (1803-1861), Washington, D.C., denying Rockwell's claim for payment for services rendered in the passage of the "Act for the relief of the Virginia Woollen Company." Jones points out that Rockwell was paid in advance for his work in drawing up the bill and he was not aware of any further lobbying action by Rockwell in the House or Senate.