Miscellany, 1861-1867, 1881, 1891-1895.

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Miscellany, 1861-1867, 1881, 1891-1895.

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Sixteen letters to and from Whitney including letters she wrote her parents while a student at Ripon College, 1866; letters to Whitney from friends in Walworth County, Wis., relating the murder of three children, 1865; an 1881 letter reacting to the assassination of President James Garfield; a signature of Oshkosh, Wis., Senator Philetus Sawyer; and other personal letters.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Ripon College

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Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

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James Garfield, twentieth President of the United States, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1831. After embarking on an academic career, he joined the Ohio volunteer infantry regiment, and in 1863 was appointed Major General in the same regiment. He served as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1880, when he was elected President. His inauguration took place on March 4, 1881, but his term of office was unfortunately brought to an abrupt end with his assassination by C...

Sawyer, Philetus, 1816-1900

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Born in Vermont, moved to Wisconsin where he served as mayor of Oshkosh from 1861-1864 when he was elected, as a Republican, to congress where he served three terms. From the description of Letter, Dec. 19, 1873. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 54682231 ...

Whitney, Emogene.

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