Lot · Pre-1900
1842 Antique Letter Charleston SC To John W. Mitchell (John C Calhoun opponent)
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From the sellerTo: John Wroughton Mitchell, son of John Hinckley Mitchell, was born on May 26, 1796 in Charleston, South Carolina. Mitchell was elected Charleston city attorney in October 1817. In 1827, Mitchell allowed John Charles Freemont to study under him and eventually sent Freemont to John Robertson's preparatory school in Charleston.
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