Papers, 1848-1949.

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Papers, 1848-1949.

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Soldier and secretary of state of Massachusetts. Correspondence and personal letterbooks (1861-1911) containing descriptions of action during Olin's service (1862-65) with the 36th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry at Fredericksburg, Va., the capture of Vicksburg (1863), the Battle of the Wilderness (1864), and the Siege of Petersburg (1864); personal letters and papers (1881-1911) regarding the activities and policies of the G.A.R. of which Olin was an officer, especially his interest (1893-1911) in the veteran's pensions legislation (the Sulloway bill); personal correspondence dealing with matters of concern to Olin as secretary of state (1891-1911), including correspondence with James Gillespie Blaine, Henry Laurens Dawes, George Frisbie Hoar, and John Davis Long; and documents (1879-85) regarding the establishment of a uniform design for the Great Seal of Massachusetts.

2 boxes and 7 v.

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United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 36th (1862-1865)

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Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893

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James Gillespie Blaine (January 31, 1830 – January 27, 1893) was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, serving as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1869 to 1875, and then in the United States Senate from 1876 to 1881. Blaine twice served as Secretary of State (1881, 1889–1892), one of only two persons to hold the position under three separate presidents (the other being Daniel Webster), and...

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

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U.S. secretary of the navy and U.S. representative and governor of Massachusetts. From the description of Letters and signature of John Davis Long, 1885-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014961 ...

Grand Army of the Republic (Mass.)

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Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

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U. S. Senator from Massachusetts. From the description of George Frisbie Hoar letter to S. S. McClure [manuscript], 1894 January 5. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 694733616 George Frisbie Hoar (1826-1904) was a Republican Senator from Massachusetts (1877-1904). From the description of Autograph collection, 1598-1945. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122405022 From the guide to the George Frisbie Hoar autograph collection, 1598-194...

Olin, William M., 1845-1911

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Dawes, Henry L. (Henry Laurens), 1816-1903

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U.S. representative and senator from Massachusetts. From the description of Henry L. Dawes papers, 1833-1933 (bulk 1833-1903). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980064 U.S. Senator (1875-93), b. Cummington, Mass. He was U.S. district attorney for West Massachusetts (1853-57) and a Republican member of the House of Representatives (1857-75). He was chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and gave his name to the Dawes Act and the Dawes Commission. From t...