Godfrey, Benjamin, 1794-1862.

Merchant, financier, philanthropist; merchant marine, War of 1812; founded Monticello Female Seminary, Godfrey, Illinois, 1833; president, Alton and Sangamon Railroad, 1847.

From the description of Letter: Monticello [Godfrey, Ill.], to William Martin, Edwardsville, Ill., 1843 Nov. 27. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 31595284

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