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CALEB BLOOD SMITH

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CALEB BLOOD SMITH
<p><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>CALEB BLOOD SMITH </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'>(1808-1864). Seconded Lincoln’s nomination for Presidency at the 1860 Republican National Convention in Chicago, rewarded with position as Secretary of the Interior (1861-1863); Congressman (1843-1849). ADS [twice] “<i>Caleb B. Smith</i>” and “<i>C. B. Smith</i>,” as solicitor, 3½pp, 8"x12½", Fayette County, IN., Sep 27, 1837. “<i>To the Judges of the Fayette District Court in Chancery sitting</i>,“ a legal pleading on behalf of his client, Jonathan Whiteman, requesting that a lawsuit be brought over a land dispute. General toning; occasional ink stains, o/w VG.</span></p>