Papers, 1845-1899.

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Billinghurst, Charles, 1818-1865. Papers, 1845-1899.

Papers, 1845-1899.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173701685

Letters from Charles Billinghurst, Republican congressman from Wisconsin from 1855 to 1859, to his wife Hannah, at Juneau describing the problems of organizing the House in 1855, North-South enmity in Congress, and his social activities in Washington. The correspondence from 1865 to 1899 consists mainly of letters from Billinghurst's widow to her sons Bryan and Seelye, who became bankers in South Dakota. Also included are Hannah (Barber) Billinghurst's diary, 1849-1851, and her recipe book; Bryan Billinghurst's autograph book, 1873-1877; and brief genealogies of the Barber and Billinghurst families.

0.3 c.f. (1 black box); plusadditions of 99 photographs.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project