[Letter], 1863.

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[Letter], 1863.

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Collection contains a letter from J[oanna] M. Lane commenting on the political situation in Washington, D.C. Schuyler Colfax is expected to be elected Speaker of the House, Congress is concerned with economy, and the feeling against Gen. Mead is growing (Dec. 6, 1863).

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Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885

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Schuyler Colfax Jr. (March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th Vice President of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Indiana's 9th congressional district as a member of the anti-slavery Indiana People's Party in 1854, Colfax joined the Republican Party during his first term. He served as ...

Lane, Joanna M. (Mrs. Henry S. Lane)

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Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872

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Meade was a US Army officer, most noted for his route of Gen. Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in July of 1863 during the U.S. Civil War. From the description of [Document and photograph] / Geo. M. Meade. [1863] (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 287187126 ...

Lane, Joanna Elston

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