1855 ALS Thomas Ewing - Secretary of the Treasury "Father" of William T. Sherman

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This is a letter signed by Thomas Ewing dated 1855 to to his son Hugh "Boyle" Ewing.
Thomas Ewing was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate as well as serving as the secretary of the treasury and the first secretary of the interior. He is also known as the foster father of famous American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman
Ewing's namesake son,
Thomas Ewing Jr.
, was an
American Civil War Union
General and two-term U.S. Congressman from Ohio
. Two of Ewing's other sons
Hugh Boyle and Charles Ewing
also became generals in the Union army during the Civil War.
Hugh Boyle Ewing was a diplomat, author, attorney, and Union Army general during the American Civil War. He was a member of the prestigious Ewing family, son of Thomas Ewing, the eldest brother of Thomas Ewing, Jr. and Charles Ewing, and the foster brother and brother-in-law of William T. Sherman
Addressed to "Boyle" regarding a legal matter that Thomas was dealing with and advising his son to take the call, but say nothing.  Then goes on about the details.
Great condition with folds.