Legal documents: 1857.

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Legal documents: 1857.

Document signed by Bissell certifies O.M. Hatch as secretary of state; accompanying document certifies Bissell's signature and authority as governor of Illinois, and is attested to by John Edward Wilkins, British consul at Chicago.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Bissell, William H. (William Henry), 1811-1860

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Belleville, Illinois, lawyer; colonel, 2nd Illinois Regiment, Mexican War; Illinois congressman, 1848-1852; governor of Illinois, 1857-1860. From the description of Legal documents: 1857. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27159161 From the description of Letter: Washin[gton, D.C.], to W[illia]m Martin, 1850 Feb. 5. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27159147 From the description of Letters: 1849-1859. (Abraham Linco...

Wilkins, John Edward.

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Hatch, O. M. (Ozias Mather), 1814-1893

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Hatch was the circuit clerk of Pike County, Illinois (1841-1848), a state legislator (1851-1852), and Illinois secretary of state (1857-1865). From the description of Legal papers, 1839-1848. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 430536924 Republican Secretary of State of Illinois from 1857 to 1865, friend of Abraham Lincoln, and married to Julia Enos, daughter of Springfield pioneer resident, Pascal Enos. Had also served as clerk of the circuit court o...