Legare, Hugh Swinton, 1797-1843
Dates
- Existence: 1797 - 1843
Biography
Hugh Swinton Legaré (January 2, 1797 – June 20, 1843) was an American lawyer and politician.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
George Ticknor letter
Item 1
Identifier: Mss 842160
Mss 842160
Date(s):
1842-02-10
Scope and Contents
Four-page letter from George Ticknor to Hughe Legare, enclosing an antislavery article of Charles Sumner and commenting on slavery. Includes comments on John Quincy Adams' case in Washington politics, and Charles Dickens' tour of America. Transcription and notes by Dick Hoefnagel laid in. (Enclosure lacking)