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Papers, 1921?

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Reminiscences of Adele Washburne of her life among the Winnebagoes in Illinois, and Fowler's account of her mother's later life in St. Louis, Washington, D.C., and France.

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Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885

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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio-died July 23, 1885, Wilton, New York) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As president, Grant was an effective civil rights executive who worked with the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction to protect African Americans, created the Justice Department, and reestablish the public credit. Promoted lieutenant-general, in 1864, Grant led the Union Army in winning the American Civ...

Washburne, Adele Gratiot, 1826-1887

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Fowler, Marie Lisa Washburne.

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Adele Gratiot was born in Sunny Spring, Ill., on November 12, 1826, the daughter of Henry and Susan Hempstead Gratiot. Her father, the government agent for the Winnebagoes, died in 1836, and Adele went to live with relatives in St. Louis, where she married Elihu Benjamin Washburne, a graduate of Harvard Law School, in 1845. He was later elected to Congress, and served as Secretary of State and as minister to France, remaining in Paris throughout the siege and Commune. Marie Lisa Washburne Fowler...