Finding aid for the Isaac Parrish letter to John Y. Mason


Title:
Isaac Parrish letter to John Y. Mason
Repository:
Ohio University
Phone: 740-593-2710
http://www.ohio.edu/library/collections/archives-special-collections/
Creator:
Parrish, Isaac, 1804-1860
Dates:
February 16, 1847
Quantity:
.01 cubic feet
Abstract:
Isaac Parrish's handwritten letter to John Y. Mason, the Secretary of the Navy, contains Parrish's recommendation of the Thomas L. Pierce of Zanesville be a midshipman.
Identification:
MSS348
Language:
The records are in English

Biography of

Isaac Parrish was born in Belmont County, Ohio, but moved to Guernsey County and became a lawyer. He was elected as prosecuting attorney of Guernsey County in 1833, and then elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1837. He served in the U.S. Congress from 1839 to 1841, and again from 1845 to 1847.

Scope and Content

Isaac Parrish's handwritten letter to John Y. Mason, the Secretary of the Navy, contains Parrish's recommendation of the Thomas L. Pierce of Zanesville be a midshipman.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is a single item.

Subject Terms

The following terms have been used to describe this collection.

Subjects:

United States. Navy.

Persons:

Parrish, Isaac, 1804-1860

Preferred Citation

Researchers are requested to cite collection name, collection number, and Ohio University, Athens, Ohio in all footnotes and bibliographical references.