OF THE

PRIVATE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES

OF

SALMON PORTLAND CHASE,

BY

ROBERT B. WARDEN.

"It does not astonish me that some good men consider me an enigma.”

CHIRE JUSTICE CHASE to REV. MR. BLANCHARD,

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874,

BY WILSTACH, BALDWIN & CO.,

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.

STEREOTYPED AT

FRANKLIN TYPE FOUNDRY,

CINCINNATI.

CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE:

DEAR SIR:

Acquainted with your virtues, long familiar with your learning and ability, and very proud of your esteem, I venture to inscribe to you, without your knowledge, this account of the private life and public services of your illustrious predecessor. That the work which takes this liberty is markedly imperfect, no one can perceive more clearly than I; but, in spite of its defects, I am quite certain that at least to readers such as you, it must appear inspired by no unworthy object. Would that it were worthier of its design!

WASHINGTON, 1874.

Yours truly,

R. B. WARDEN.