Good Morning.
I am researching the ancestry of James S. Wallace who was born 12
May 1805 in New York (perhaps Albany). Mr. Wallace later became an
editor for several Pennsylvania newspapers. In 1849 he wrote a
personal letter to "Mr. D. Lewis" who was apparently seeking
confirmation to a judgeship. In this letter, Mr. Wallace made the
following comment:
"As to my own influence in the
Senate, Chase of Ohio is my cousin, Dickinson of NY my father's cousin
and Seward an old and attached family friend who when Governor gave my
brother in law the second best office in his gift and wrote to me,
regretting that I was not in the state to be the recipient of the
farms"
Presently I am seeking the identity of the
brother-in-law. All I know about him is stated or implied in this
comment: that Seward gave him a significant place in government and
that he was married to a Wallace.
Any clues that you might offer to his
identity will be greatly appreciated. Naturally, if you have knowledge
of Mr. Wallace's ancestry, that will be welcomed as well.
Thanks,
Charlie Hartley