S. Newton Pettis letter, 1886.

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S. Newton Pettis letter, 1886.

Letter from Solomon Newton Pettis to Michael Hahn suggesting a visit with Robert Todd Lincoln in Washington, D.C., because of the close relationship between Hahn and President Lincoln.

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Hahn, Michael, 1830-1886

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Georg Michael Decker Hahn (November 24, 1830 – March 15, 1886), was an attorney, politician, publisher and planter in New Orleans, Louisiana. He served twice in Congress during two widely separated periods, elected first as a Unionist Democratic Congressman in 1862, as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 1865, and later as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1884. He was elected as the 19th Governor of Louisiana, serving from 1864 to 1865 during the American Civil War, when the s...

Pettis, Solomon Newton, 1827-1900

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Solomon Newton Pettis was a U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania from December 7, 1868, to March 3, 1869, and Minister to Bolivia from September 4, 1878, to November 1, 1879. Michael Hahn was a U.S. Representative for Louisiana (1862-1863, 1885-1886) and Governor of Louisiana (1864-1865). From the description of S. Newton Pettis letter, 1886. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 273879855 ...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926

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American lawyer and statesman. From the description of Letter signed : War Department, Washington City, to the Attorney General, 1883 Feb. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270593081 From the description of Letter signed : War Department, Washington City, to the Attorney General, 1882 May 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270593085 From the description of Letter signed : War Department, Washington City, to the Attorney General [Benjamin H. Brewster], 1881 Dec. 10. (...