John F. Miller correspondence and miscellany, 1870-1885.

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John F. Miller correspondence and miscellany, 1870-1885.

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Consists of correspondence relating to politics, patronage, requests for assistance from former Union Army Soldiers, mining stocks, and family matters. Includes several letters from Miller to his wife, Mary, along with letters from Miller's brother, Clay, and Schuyler Colfax, who served as U.S. Vice President from 1869-1873. Includes a drawing of Miller at the Battle of Liberty Gap, telegrams, funeral invitations for public officials, an invoice, a receipt, a stock holdings statement, calling cards, handbills, and photocopies of newspaper clippings.

2 folders (0.2 linear ft.)

California historical society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6757518

California historical society

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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 ...

Miller, John Franklin, 1831-1886

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U. S. Senator from California 1881-1886. Lawyer, rancher, lived in California during 1853-55. Returned to California in 1865 and lived in San Francisco and Napa. Collector for Port of San Francisco. From the description of John Franklin Miller Collection, 1855-1890. (California State Library). WorldCat record id: 58855228 Miller was collector of the port of San Francisco, and then President of the Alaska Commercial Company. He was also a member of the California state consti...

Miller, Mary Chess.

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Miller, Clayton

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