Merritt, John, 1806-1886

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Marion County, Illinois lawyer and founder and editor of the Salem Advocate, a newspaper. He was Assistant Secretary of the 1861 Illinois Constitutional Convention and elected to the legislature in 1862. In 1860 he was a member of the delegation to the Democratic Convention.

From the description of Letter, March 17, 1863. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52923301

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Birth 1806

Death 1886

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