Appointed land receiver for the northern district in Iowa in 1846, newspaper editor, and served during the Civil War as a major on the staff of Gen. Samuel Curtis. His son in law was Oregon Senator George H. Williams.
From the description of Letter, July 30, 1871. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55983610
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