Papers, 1837-1911.

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Papers, 1837-1911.

Papers of Joseph V. Quarles, a Wisconsin lawyer and Republican politician who served as assemblyman, 1879; state senator, 1880-1881; United States senator, 1889-1905; and United States district judge for the eastern district of Wisconsin, 1905-1911. Included are drafts and notes for articles and speeches, 1864-1911, and correspondence with family and friends, 1860-1868, written while he was a student at the University of Michigan and as a lieutenant serving in the 39th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. Also included is correspondence, 1837-1843, of Quarles' father, Joseph V. Quarles, Sr., concerning land matters and early settlement conditions in Kenosha; exchanges, 1844-1849, between the elder Quarles and his wife Caroline Bullen Quarles while he was away from home; and deeds and other papers pertaining to Quarles family land holdings.

1.0 c.f. (2 archives boxes and 1 flat box)

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University of Michigan.

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United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 39th (1864). Company C.

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Quarles, Joseph V., 1843-1911.

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