Papers of Samuel Ryan Curtis : Addenda, 1846-1914 (bulk 1860-1890).

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Papers of Samuel Ryan Curtis : Addenda, 1846-1914 (bulk 1860-1890).

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Miscellaneous letters and correspondence of Samuel Ryan Curtis, chiefly letters addressed to him, documenting his political, and military career. The collection includes: letters and newspapers clippings related to 1860 presidential elections and Curtis' own campaign, including the tallies for various Iowa counties; correspondence related to his removal from the Dept. of Missouri in 1863, including a lengthy letter from Jacob Brinkerhoff to his brother Henry B. Curtis, describing his meeting with Abraham Lincoln regarding the case (1863, Nov. 11), and letters to Curtis from his friends and colleagues. Also included are letters addressed to Samuel Stephen Curtis. The letters deal with his post-war career, including letters written by various officials in response to his attempt to have a Nebraska fort named after his father.

59 pieces, also a scrapbook.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6801960

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Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866

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Born near Champlain, New York, Curtis graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1831. He was stationed at Fort Gibson in the Indian Territories (present-day Oklahoma) before resigning from the Army in 1832. He moved to Ohio, where he worked as a civil engineer on the Muskingum River improvement projects and also became a lawyer in 1841. During the Mexican–American War, he was appointed colonel of the 2nd Regiment of Ohio Volunteers and served as military governor of several occupied c...

Corwin, Thomas, 1794-1865

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U.S. congressman 1830-1840 and senator 1845-1850; Ohio governor 1840-1842; U.S. sec. of the Treasury, 1850-1853. From the description of Letter, 1847 Jan. 26. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 41240210 American politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington City, to John M. Clayton, Secretary of State, 1849 Mar. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530944 Corwin's career included terms as Governor of Ohio (1840-184...

Chipman, N. P. (Norton Parker), 1836-1924

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Curtis, Henry B. (Henry Barnes), 1799-1885

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Lawyer, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. From the description of Papers, 1824, 1829, 1833-1837, 1847. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18446275 Henry B. Curtis was Samuel's older brother, an attorney in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Belinda Buckingham was Samuel's wife. Henry Zarah Curtis and Samuel S. Curtis were Samuel's sons, and were Surveyors and land agents in Council Bluffs. Henry Zarah was killed in 1863. Samuel Curtis fought in the Mexican War, t...

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...

Republican Party (Iowa)

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Brinkerhoff, Jacob, 1810-1880

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U.S. Congressman, 1843-1847 and Ohio Supreme Court Justice, 1856-1871. From the description of Letter, 1865 / Jacob Brinkerhoff. (Ohio University). WorldCat record id: 12681472 Representative from Ohio and jurist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Columbus, Ohio, to President Lincoln, [1861]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133355 ...

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...

Curtis, Samuel S. (Samuel Stephen),

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