Papers, 1841-1901.

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Papers, 1841-1901.

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Documents and letters, bulk of which concerns Palestine, Illinois, land office business and real estate transactions in Lawrence County, Illinois. Also includes a few political letters: April 25, 1858 letter from William Kellogg concerning Stephen A. Douglas and the Illinois Democratic Party; and November 17, 1860 letter from Jonathan W. Gordon and the approaching Lincoln presidency. Also includes April 23, 1901 letter from Alfred Bayliss to Lincoln Dubois concerning the movement of Abraham Lincoln's remains from temporary to permanent burial, and a Robert Todd Lincoln letter.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861

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Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. He was one of two Democratic Party nominees for president in the 1860 presidential election, which was won by Abraham Lincoln. Douglas had previously defeated Lincoln in the 1858 United States Senate election in Illinois, known for the Lincoln–Douglas debates. During the 1850s, Douglas was one of the foremost advocates of popular sovereignty, which held that each territory should be allowe...

Gordon, Jonathan W., 1820-1887.

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United States. Palestine Land Office.

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Dubois, Jesse Kilgore, 1811-1876

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Palestine, Illinois, resident; Illinois state representative, 1834-1840, 1842-1844; receiver, Palestine land office, 1849-1853; county judge, 1853-1857; state auditor of public accounts, 1857-1865. From the description of Papers, 1841-1901. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 29761113 From the description of Document: Springfield, Ill., 1860 April 27. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 29761057 From the description of...

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...

Democratic Party (Ill.)

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Illinois branch of U.S Democratic Party. From the description of Speech notes, 1860 July 25. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34608028 ...

Kellogg, William, 1814-1872

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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. (...

Dubois, Lincoln,

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Bayliss, Alfred, 1846-1911.

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