Simon Cameron papers, 1824-1892 (inclusive), [microform].

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Simon Cameron papers, 1824-1892 (inclusive), [microform].

The papers consist of correspondence and other papers of Simon Cameron, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, secretary of war under President Abraham Lincoln, minister to Russia, and Pennsylvania Republican politician.

10 reels.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6703507

Yale University Library

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