Papers, 1831-1891.

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Papers, 1831-1891.

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Primarily incoming correspondence concerning legal matters and land transactions. A July 19, 1835 letter from Edward McConnell gives an early description of Chicago. 2 documents concern freedom papers of former slave, Jack Smith of Jacksonville, Illinois. Other correspondents include Peter Cartwright, David Davis, William Herndon, Elihu B. Washburne and Richard Yates. 2 letters are addressed to C. H. Dummer.

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Washburne, E. B. (Elihu Benjamin), 1816-1887

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A native of Maine, Washburne became a Galena, Illinois lawyer and served in the U. S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1853-1869). A supporter of both Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant, he was American minister to France (1869-1877). From the description of Letter, 1854, 1857, and 1877. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 443060766 From the description of Letters, 1849-1872, nd. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 226...

Davis, David, 1815-1886

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Illinois state legislator and jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and U.S. senator from Illinois. From the description of Papers of David Davis, 1861-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71070696 Bloomington, Illinois lawyer; member of Illinois House of Representatives (1844-1846); judge 8th judicial circuit (1848-1862); U.S. Supreme Court justice (1862-1877); U.S. Senator (1877-1883). From the description of Receipt for judgment costs, February ...

Dummer, Henry E. (Henry Enoch), 1808-1878

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Lawyer: Milburn, Maine; Springfield, Illinois, 1833-1837; Beardstown, Illinois, 1837-1864; Jacksonville, Illinois, 1864-1878; Illinois state senator, 1861-1864. From the description of Papers, 1831-1891. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 29761099 From the description of Documents, 1837-1857. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 29761070 ...

Cartwright, Peter, 1785-1872

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Cartwright was a circuit-riding Methodist minister in Illinois and other states, as well as an Illinois legislator. From the description of Land document, November 13, 1833. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 665070303 Methodist minister and circuit rider in Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois; member of Illinois House of Representatives (1828-1830, 1832-1834); resident of Sangamon County, Illinois. From the description of Gu...

McConnell, Edward J.

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Smith, Jack F., 1917-

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Yates, Richard, 1815-1873

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American lawyer and politician. From the description of Letter signed, with a line in his autograph : Springfield, Illinois, to President Lincoln, 1863 Feb. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584462 Illinois governor, 1861-1865; member, Illinois House of Representatives, 1842-1846, 1849-1850; U.S. senator, 1865-1871. From the description of Letter : General Head Quarters, Springfield, State of Illinois, to John S. Bradford, 1861 April 17. (Abraham Lincoln Pres...

Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891

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Herndon was a Springfield, Illinois lawyer, and the last law partner of Abraham Lincoln. From the description of Letter, April 5, 1890. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 662739068 Abraham Lincoln's law partner and biographer. From the description of ALS : to Benjamin Franklin Underwood, 1881 Oct. 29. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122617046 Springfield, Ill. lawyer, who had been Abraham Lincoln's law partn...