Lyman Trumbull Papers 1843-1894 1855-1867.

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Lyman Trumbull Papers 1843-1894 1855-1867.

The Lyman Trumbull Papers consist primarily of correspondence relating to politics on the national and Illinois state level. Other subjects include the Kansas-Nebraska bill; secession, the Civil War and Reconstruction; the Civil Rights bill; and the Liberal Republican movement of 1872. Correspondents include Montgomery Blair, Orville H. Browning, Zachariah Chandler, Salmon P. Chase. David Davis, Hannibal Hamlin. William H. Herndon, Stephen A. Hurlbut, Norman B. Judd, John A. McClernand, and Richard Yates.

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Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891

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Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Maine. In a public service career that spanned over 50 years, he served as the 15th vice president of the United States. The first Republican to hold the office, Hamlin served from 1861 to 1865. He is considered among the most influential politicians to have come from Maine. A native of Paris, Maine (part of Massachusetts until 1820), Hamlin managed his father's farm before becoming a ne...

Hurlbut, Stephen A.

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Herndon, William Henry

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Springfield, Illinois, resident; uncle of Archer G. Herndon. From the description of Letter : to [James] Adams, 1840 July 30. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33809553 ...

Davis, David

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McClernand, John A. (John Alexander), 1812-1900

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Illinois politician and soldier. From the description of Report, 1861 Nov. 12. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49252333 Prior to his appointment as Brigadier General of the volunteers by Abraham Lincoln, McClernand had served in the Black Hawk War, studied law and passed the bar, been elected to the Illinois legislature and to the U.S. House of Representatives. He served under Grant at Belmont, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Arkansas Post, until ...

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Yates, Richard, 1706?-1796

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Blair, Montgomery.

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Chandler, Zachariah.

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Browning, Orville H.

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Judd, Norman B.

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Chase, Salmon P.

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Trumbull, Lyman, 1813-1896

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Lawyer from Belleville, Illinois; United States Senator (1855-1873); State Supreme Court Justice (1848-1853); State Representative, St. Clair County (1840-1842); Illinois Secretary of State (1841-1843); unsuccessful candidate for Governor (1880). From the description of Letter, September 29, 1842. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 71275513 Lawyer from Belleville, Illinois; United States Senator (1855-1873); State Supreme Court Justice (1848-1853); S...