Charles Lanman papers, 1858-1859; 1868 [manuscript].

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Charles Lanman papers, 1858-1859; 1868 [manuscript].

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Brief autobiographical sketches submitted to Lanman by members of Congress for inclusion in his "Dictionary of the United States Congress," first published in 1859. The sketches contain some unpublished material. Subjects include Thomas Bragg (1810-1872), Aaron Venable Brown (1795-1859), Clinton Levering Cobb (1842-1879), Francis Burton Craige (1811-1875), John Thomas Deweese (1835-1906), John Adams Gilmer (1805-1868), Richard Clausell Puryear (1801-1867), Edwin Godwin Reade (1812-1894), William N. H. Smith (1812-1889), Zebulon Baird Vance (1830-1894), and Felix Walker (1753- 1828), by his grandson.

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