Papers, 1832-1884.

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Papers, 1832-1884.

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Letters to Washburn from his brother, Cadwallader Washburn (1818-1882), U.S. Representative, governor of Wisconsin, and industrialist, about real estate investment, financial conditions, the panic of 1857, his political life, and his military career during the Civil War; from Elihu Benjamin Washburn, commonly "Washburne" (1816-1887), U.S. Representative from Illinois, minister to France, and author, about family affairs, his diplomatic career, and financial conditions; from Israel Washburn (1813-1883), U.S. Representative and governor of Maine, about family affairs in Maine and various aspects of his career; from another brother, Charles, about financial and business conditions in various places in California and Venezuela; and from William Drew Washburn.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Washburn, William D. (William Drew), 1863-1929

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Washburne, E. B. (Elihu Benjamin), 1816-1887

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Washburn, Charles A. (Charles Ames), 1822-1889

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Washburn, Algernon Sidney, 1814-1879

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Banker, businessman, and farmer. From the description of Papers, 1832-1884. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20273620 The two most significant letter writers in the collection are bothers Elihu Washburne, a politician and statesman from Illinois, and William Drew Washburn, a Minneapolis lumber and flour milling businessman. Elihu Washburn was born September 23, 1817 on a farm in Livermore, Maine. After leaving home at 14, he read law and moved to G...

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Lawyer, and U.S. representative and governor of Maine. From the description of Papers of Israel Washburn, 1838-1908. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131681 Lawyer, U.S. representative (1851-1861), and governor of Maine (1861-1863); b. in Livermore, Me.; lived in Orono. From the description of Israel Washburn correspondence, 1876. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 234305875 American lawyer and politician; Gov. of Me. Fro...