Merritt, John, 1806-1886
Variant namesMarion 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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| creatorOf | Merritt, John W., 1806-1878. Letter, March 17, 1863. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library |
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| Marion County (Ill.) |
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Birth 1806
Death 1886
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