Letter : Kanakakee, Illinois, to Caleb B. Smith, 1861 March 25.

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Letter : Kanakakee, Illinois, to Caleb B. Smith, 1861 March 25.

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Asks for an appointment to a judgeship, includes details of his family history in relation to politics and military service.

1 item (2 p.) ; 32 cm.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Smith, Caleb B. (Caleb Blood), 1808-1864

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Caleb Blood Smith, lawyer, congressman, and Secretary of the Interior. Smith was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives, and was reelected in 1834, 1835, and 1836. He represented Indiana in the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, and Thirtieth Congress serving on the Committee of Foreign Affairs, and chairing the Committee on Territories. Known for his staunch opposition to the Mexican War, he refused another nomination and left Congress in 1849. He practiced law in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was p...

Brown, Benjamin Franklin, 1814-1884

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Merchant in Northport, N.Y. From the description of Records, 1860-1873. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155543758 ...

Brown family.

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