Papers. 1863-1876.

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Papers. 1863-1876.

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Printed proclamations, speeches, circulars, and legal reports, mostly from Smith's early terms as Ohio Secretary of State (1864-1867). Includes call to the Union Party Convention; official statements by Gov. John Brough re. support for soldiers; legal papers re. bounty lands, soldiers' monument, road maintenance; memorials on the death of Brough; and proclamation for Thanksgiving and other holiday celebrations. Includes printed copy of letters between James Wetmore and Fred Knapp (1863) re. alleged fraudulent sale of railroad tickets by the sanitary commission and one ALS, Smith to G.V. Dorsey (1864) re. money for Union Party circulars as "the antidote to Copperhead poison."

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Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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United States Sanitary Commission

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The United States Sanitary Commission (USSC) was a private relief agency created by federal legislation on June 18, 1861, to support sick and wounded soldiers of the United States Army (Federal / Northern / Union Army) during the American Civil War. It operated across the North, raised an estimated $25 million in Civil War era revenue (assuming 1865 dollars, $422.66 million in 2021) and in-kind contributions to support the cause, and enlisted thousands of volunteers. The president was Henry Whit...

Union and Southern Rights Party (U.S.)

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Knapp, Fred W.

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Smith, William Henry, 1833-1896

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Journalist, Republican politician, and historian, of Ohio. From the description of William Henry Smith collection of Rutherford B. Hayes papers [microform], 1868-1871. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 42885795 William Henry Smith (1833-1896) began his journalism career as a reporter and editor in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was general manager of the Associated Press from 1883-1892. That year he and Charles Fairbanks acquired the Indianapolis News. Smith was active in...

Brough, John B.

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Wetmore, James A., 1863-1940

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