JOHN McLEAN POSTMASTER GENERAL & US SUPREME COURT 1823 AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED

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1 pg. letter, approx. 7-3/4" x 9-5/8", dated at "General Post Office", Washington, D.C., July 11, 1823, from US Postmaster General, John McLean, to the Hon. William B. Rochester at Bath, NY.
A scarce autograph letter signed (ALS) of
JOHN McLEAN
, (1785-1861), served in the U.S. Congress from Ohio, 1813-1816; U.S. Postmaster General , 1823-1829; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1829-1861, one of two Supreme Court Justices to dissent in the Dred Scott decision.
The letter is
to William B. Rochester
, (1789-1838),
in Congress
from NY, 1821-1823; Ran for Governor of NY in 1826, but was narrowly defeated by DeWitt Cllinton; U.S. Minister to Columbia in 1826; President of the Branch Bank of the Second Bank of the U.S. at Buffalo, NY, 1828-1836;
Died in the wreck of the Steamer "Pulaski"
off the coast of NC on June 14, 1838.
Good content in which Postmaster General McLean asks Congressman Rochester to look into the matter concerning Mr. Baldwin, the Postmaster of Bath, of whom he has heard reports that if true, "ought not to be continued in his present office", but since it is possible that the reports are the result of "some personal animosities", he wants Rochester to give his opinion and any information he can obtain about Mr. Baldwin's behavior.
The letter reads:
"Sir,
I have to solicit your attention to the enclosed papers, which relate to the conduct of Mr. Baldwin. If the representations be true, Mr. Baldwin ought not to be continued in his present office. Under the impression, however, that some personal animosities may have had some influence in making the statements, I have thought proper to submit the papers to you, and will thank you, for your opinion on the subject - and for any information as to the conduct of Mr. Baldwin, which you may be able to communicate.
I have the honor to be respectfully your obedient servant,
John McLean"
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