American attorney and justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, (1792-1873) who served from 1845 to 1872. He concurred on the 1857 Dred Scott decision, although for reasons different from Chief Justice Roger B. Taney's. ALS signed “S. Nelson,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, October 9, 1869. Letter to Secretary of State Hamilton Fish, in part: "Permit me to introduce to you Mr. George Clark of Otsego County one of our most wealthy and respectable citizens, and who desires to have some conversation with you on a subject concerning which, I have advised him you are the proper person to give him that information." In fine condition, with an extra vertical fold. Accompanied by an engraved portrait bearing a facsimile signature. From the Collection of Dr. Lawrence E. Miller.
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