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    Jeremiah Sullivan Black

    Birth: 1-10-1810

    Death: 8-19-1883

Biography

Black was an American statesman and lawyer. He served as Chief Justice of Pennsylvania (1851-1854), Supreme Court Justice (1851-1856), Attorney General (1857-1860) and the U.S. Secretary of State (1860-1861) under President James Buchanan. Seward was invited to dine with him  in 18590125FMS_LMW1

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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, October 20, 1861

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Black was an American statesman and lawyer. He served as Chief Justice of Pennsylvania (1851-1854), Supreme Court Justice (1851-1856), Attorney General (1857-1860) and the U.S. Secretary of State (1860-1861) under President James Buchanan. Seward was invited to dine with him in 18590125FMS_LMW1
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