Samuel Denham Barnes papers, 1791-1872.

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Samuel Denham Barnes papers, 1791-1872.

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Indentures (1791), memorandum book (1861-1864), and 4 volumes of a diary (1860 March 10-1872 December 31). The diary relates to Barnes' college days at Wheaton, Ill.; his military service as a captain in the U.S. Army 72nd Illinois Infantry Regiment; his work with the Freedmen's Bureau in Mississippi; his law practice in Hannibal, Mo.; and his interest in the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860.

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