Letters, 1859, 1860, 1894.

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Letters, 1859, 1860, 1894.

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Photocopies of three letters written by Hemenway to his cousin, Mary Jane Whitmore Bliss of Spring Prairie, Wis. The 1859 letter describes his living arangements as a University of Wisconsin student and the transition in chancellors from John Lathrop to Professor Henry Barnard. The 1860 letter, written while a medical student in Chicago, describes his meeting Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln and his difficulty studying with a Negro musical show performing nearby.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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