Edwin McMasters Stanton papers, 1832-1957 (bulk 1858-1957).

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Edwin McMasters Stanton papers, 1832-1957 (bulk 1858-1957).

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The Edwin McMasters Stanton Papers consist of letters (some typewritten), telegrams, resolutions, statements of account, scrapbooks, pamphlets, and other records concerning Stanton's government service as attorney for the United States in the California land fraud cases (1858) and as Secretary of War (1862-1868). Other records concern his appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court and memorials issued at his death. Also included are books on Edwin M. Stanton, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and the period of the Civil War and Reconstruction.

154 items.53 v.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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