Letter, May 7, 1839.

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Letter, May 7, 1839.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/304459897

Letter from Alton, Illinois to his father in Kaskaskia, Illinois asking for advice about whether to remain in the navy, as well as mentioning a property sale.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7286592

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Pope, William, ca. 1813-fl. 1850.

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Pope, who served in the U.S. Navy (1829-1839), was the son of Illinois judge Nathaniel Pope and older brother of Civil War general John Pope. In the 1840s William clerked for his father. From the description of Letter, May 7, 1839. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 304459897 ...

Pope, Nathaniel, 1784-1850

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Born in Louisville, Kentucky came to Illinois settled in Kaskaskia and became territorial delegate to Congress and instrumental in Illinois becoming a state with its boundaries as they are. Served as U.S. district judge, 1819-1850. From the description of Papers, 1819, 1824, 1835. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53882398 Pope, who settled in Kaskaskia, Illinois, served as territorial secretary and territorial delegate before becoming U. S. distric...