Letters, 1856-1892.

Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885

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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio-died July 23, 1885, Wilton, New York) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As president, Grant was an effective civil rights executive who worked with the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction to protect African Americans, created the Justice Department, and reestablish the public credit. Promoted lieutenant-general, in 1864, Grant led the Union Army in winning the American Civ...

Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885

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Schuyler Colfax Jr. (March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th Vice President of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Indiana's 9th congressional district as a member of the anti-slavery Indiana People's Party in 1854, Colfax joined the Republican Party during his first term. He served as ...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Smith, Benjamin Wilson, 1830-1921

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Benjamin Wilson Smith was born January 19, 1830 in Harrison County, Virginia. He graduated from Indiana Asbury, now DePauw University, in 1855 and married Ruth Anne Rankin that same year. He moved to White County in 1846 where he worked as a teacher, college professor and merchant. He was a professor of ancient languages at Cornell College in Iowa 1855-1857. He worked in public schools in Manchester, Aurora, Valparaiso, Knightstown, and Porter County. He was a Delegate to the Republican National...

Harlan, James, 1820-1899

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Served as a Whig Senator from Iowa and as United States Secretary of the Interior. Also served as president of Iowa Wesleyan University and later as president of Iowa State University. From the description of Letters, 1856-1892. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122517886 United States Secretary of Interior. From the description of Letter signed : Washington, to General Rice, 1865 July 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270510420 From t...

Price, Hiram, 1814-1901

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Hiram Price was a Pennsylvania native who moved to Davenport, Iowa in 1844 where he served as a bank president (1859-1866, 1873), county official, and U.S. Representative (38th-40th, 45th & 46th Congresses). He was U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1881-1885 and resided in Washington, D.C. from that time until his death in 1901. From the description of Hiram Price papers, 1854-1863 (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 666573408 Congress...

Neafie, J. A. (John A.),

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Heasty, William N.,

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Callan, John F.

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Allison, William B. (William Boyd), 1829-1908

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Iowa legislator; United States House of Representatives, 1863-1871; United States Senate, 1873-1908. From the description of Letter : Dubuque, Iowa, to W[illiam] W[orth] Belknap, Washington, D.C., 1873 Oct. 22. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26496685 U.S. Senator and Representative from Iowa. From the description of Papers of William B. Allison, 1862-1916. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 148787411 William ...

Williamson, James Alexandre, General, 1829-1902.

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Browning, Orville Hickman, 1806-1881

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From Quincy, Illinois served as state senator, 1836-1841 and state representative, 1842-1843, delegate to the anti-Nebraska convention in Bloomington, Ill. in 1856 and to the Republican National Convention in 1860, appointed to the U.S. Senate to fill Stephen A. Douglas' seat when he died, and appointed Secretary of the Interior by President Johnson. Formed a law firm in Washington, D.C. in 1863 and practice there until 1866. Returned to Quincy, Ill. in 1869 to practice there. From t...

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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A native of Glastonbury, Conn., Gideon Welles began his career as a lawyer but took up journalism as a profession, founding the Hartford Times, which he also edited, in 1826. Active in the Democratic Party in Connecticut, he served in the Connecticut state legislature and in several state offices. He later shifted his allegiance to the Republican Party due to his strong anti-slavery views and founded the Hartford Evening Press, a zealously Republican newspaper. President Abraham Lincoln appointe...

Phillips, Michael, -1992

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Heath, Herman H.,

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Hubbard, Asabel Wheeler, 1822-1910.

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Grimes, James W. (James Wilson), 1816-1872

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American lawyer, legislator, governor of Iowa. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Burlington, Iowa, to William W. Belknap, 1871 Dec. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270498820 Grimes was member of the Iowa Territorial Legislature (1838-1839, 1843-1844); governor of Iowa (1854-1858) and U.S. senator from Iowa (1859-1869). He was born and educated in New Hampshire. After school, he began his law practice in Burlington, Iowa, part of the Black Hawk Purchase ter...

Sod, John G.

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Cumback, Will. (William), 1829-1905

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Congressman. From the description of Papers 1835-1904. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 703897730 Will Cumback was an Indiana lawyer and politician. He served in the U.S. House, was a Presidential elector, and Lieutenant Governor of Indiana. Conrad Baker was also a lawyer and politician. He served in the Indiana House, and as Lieutenant Governor and Governor of the state. From the description of Letter, 1867 January 6, Indianapolis [to] Conrad Baker, Ind...

Grinnell, Josiah Bushnell, 1821-1891

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Abolitionist; Iowa state senator, 1856-1860; Iowa congressman, 1863-1867; founder of Grinnell College. From the description of Letter : Washington, D.C, to [Elliot W. Rice?], 1864 June 6. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 32363827 ...

Wilson, James F. (James Falconer), 1828-1895

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American lawyer and legislator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to W.W. Belknap, 1874 Jun. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588588 ...

Kasson, John A.

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American diplomat; United States commissioner, Berlin Conference on African Affairs, 1884-1885. From the description of John Adam Kasson letters received, 1884-1886, from American citizens. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867362 Biographical/Historical Note American diplomat; United States commissioner, Berlin Conference on African Affairs, 1884-1885. From the guide to the John Adam Kasson letters received f...