Simon Cameron Papers, 1738-1889 1860-1880.

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Simon Cameron Papers, 1738-1889 1860-1880.

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This collection consists of correspondence, reports, speeches, maps, financial records, newspapers and newsclippings, the bulk of which fall in the period 1860-1880. Topics include Cameron's financial affairs, his term as Secretary of War, the Civil War, his ministership to Russia, his Senate career and retirement after 1877. Correspondents include Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Charles A. Dana, and James D. Cameron.

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Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library

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Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library

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