Papers, 1837-1923.

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Papers, 1837-1923.

Correspondence, contracts, and a photocopied broadside of a speech, relating to Thomas's work as chief machinist and supervisor of construction for the U.S. Capitol expansion and dome; patent, mechanical drawings, and clipping regarding locomotives and streetcars; proof of citizenship (1837), will (1889), letter (1865) describing Lincoln's inauguration, and other personal items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7353979

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United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)

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Thomas, Charles Frederick, 1817 or 1818-

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Mechanical engineer in the U.S. Office of the Architect of the Capitol. From the description of Papers, 1837-1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34149547 From the description of Charles Frederick Thomas papers, 1837-1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983285 ...

United States. Architect of the Capitol

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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...