Letter: Quincy, [Ill.], to J[ohn] A. McClernand, Jacksonville, Ill., 1851 Dec. 30.

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Letter: Quincy, [Ill.], to J[ohn] A. McClernand, Jacksonville, Ill., 1851 Dec. 30.

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Discusses Brooks' possible candidacy for secretary of state, but Brooks prefers Cleveland run for the office.

1 item (1 p.); 28 cm.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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McClernand, John A. (John Alexander), 1812-1900

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Illinois politician and soldier. From the description of Report, 1861 Nov. 12. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49252333 Prior to his appointment as Brigadier General of the volunteers by Abraham Lincoln, McClernand had served in the Black Hawk War, studied law and passed the bar, been elected to the Illinois legislature and to the U.S. House of Representatives. He served under Grant at Belmont, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Arkansas Post, until ...

Brooks, Austin, d. 1870.

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Editor, Quincy Herald, Quincy, Illinois, 1847-1870; state senator, 1859-1862. From the description of Letters, 1851, 1854. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27657840 From the description of Letter: Quincy, [Ill.], to J[ohn] A. McClernand, Jacksonville, Ill., 1851 Dec. 30. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27657854 ...