Thayer, John M. (John Milton), 1820-1906

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American army officer.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Lincoln, Nebraska, to "My Dear General," [William W. Belknap], 1873 Jun. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270571907

John M. Thayer was sworn in March 4, 1867 as one of the first Senators from Nebraska. In 1866 he travelled to Washington from Nebraska to lobby for the admission of Nebraska to the Union in 1866, which occurred in February, 1867.

From the description of John M. Thayer letters to Mary Allen Thayer, 1866-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702138560

Lawyer, soldier, politician, born Bellingham, Mass. Served in pre-Civil War campaigns against the Pawnee Indians. Breveted major general of Volunteers in 1865. Elected senator from Nebraska, for which he later served as governor; also served as governor of Wyoming Territory.

From the description of Letters to S.S. McClure, 1894, 1896. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 54859875
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referencedIn Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886. Houghton Library
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
referencedIn Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905. Papers, 1799-1923 (bulk 1846-1906). Indiana Historical Society Library
referencedIn Saunders, Alvin, 1817-1899. Letter : Omaha, Neb., to John Milton Thayer, Fort Smith, Ark., 1864 Apr 20. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Thayer, John M. (John Milton), 1820-1906. Letter : Omaha, Neb., to J.D. Cox, 1870 Oct. 17. Newberry Library
creatorOf Thayer, John M. (John Milton), 1820-1906. Letter : Omaha, Neb., to Ulysses S. Grant, n.p., 1867 June 16. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Elsa Spear papers, circa 1880s-1986 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf Thayer, John M. (John Milton), 1820-1906. Letters to S.S. McClure, 1894, 1896. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Thayer, John M. (John Milton), 1820-1906. Letter : Omaha, Neb., to Ulysses S. Grant, n.p., 1867 June 16. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Spear, Elsa, 1896-1992. Elsa Spear papers, ca. 1880s-1986. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Saunders, Alvin, 1817-1899. Letter : Omaha, Neb., to John Milton Thayer, Fort Smith, Ark., 1864 Apr 20. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915. Houghton Library
creatorOf Thayer, John M. (John Milton), 1820-1906. Autograph letter signed : Lincoln, Nebraska, to "My Dear General," [William W. Belknap], 1873 Jun. 6. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Garrett, John A. (John Alexander), 1824-1877. Diary of John A. Garrett, 1864, Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. Letter: Ironton, Mo., to [John Milton] Thayer, 1861 Aug. 16. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Thayer, John M. (John Milton), 1820-1906. John M. Thayer letters to Mary Allen Thayer, 1866-1867. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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associatedWith Barton, William Eleazar, 1861-1930, person
associatedWith Belknap, William W. (William Worth), 1829-1890, person
correspondedWith Cox, Jacob D. (Jacob Dolson), 1828-1900 person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) corporateBody
associatedWith Garrett, John A. (John Alexander), 1824-1877. person
associatedWith Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. person
associatedWith Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872. person
associatedWith Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875. person
associatedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. person
correspondedWith Lockwood, Philip Case, 1844-1897 person
associatedWith McClure, S. S. (Samuel Sidney), 1857-1949, person
associatedWith Morrow, J. A., fl. 1870. person
associatedWith Newberry Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Saunders, Alvin, 1817-1899. person
associatedWith Spear, Elsa, 1896- person
associatedWith Spear, Elsa, 1896-1992. person
associatedWith Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869. person
correspondedWith Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 person
associatedWith Thayer, Mary Allen. person
associatedWith United States. Congress. Senate corporateBody
correspondedWith United States. Dept. of the Interior corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Office of Indian Affairs. corporateBody
associatedWith Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905. person
associatedWith William E. Barton Collection of Lincolniana (University of Chicago) corporateBody
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Birth 1820-01-24

Death 1906-03-19

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