Message of President Abraham Lincoln nominating Salmon P. Chase to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
12/6/1864
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Executive Mansion
Washington D.C Dec. 6, 1864
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate Salmon P. Chase of Ohio, to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States vice Roger B. Taney, deceased.
Abraham LincolnThis primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
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306311Full Citation: Message of President Abraham Lincoln nominating Salmon P. Chase to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; 12/6/1864; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/message-of-president-abraham-lincoln-nominating-salmon-p-chase-to-be-chief-justice-of-the-supreme-court-of-the-united-states, April 26, 2024]