Poems, 1864-1866, Washington, D. C..

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Poems, 1864-1866, Washington, D. C..

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[1] Owen Lovejoy. [2] For Miss Louisa Russell. [3] Our Flag again on Sumter. [4] My Christmas present from George Keyes. [5] An attempt to write a Masonic monody for the laying...of the Douglas monument. With this is a printed invitation to the Stephen Douglas memorial ceremony, dated August 13, 1866.

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Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861

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French, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Brown), 1800-1870

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Lovejoy, Owen, 1811-1864

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Came to Princeton, Illinois in 1838 as minister of the Congregational Church and strong abolitionist. His home there was a stop on the Underground Railroad. He was elected to the state legislature in 1854 and to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1856, where he served five terms. He was the brother of slain abolitionist, Elijah Lovejoy. From the description of Letters, 1837, 1858, 1863. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52538367 ...