Papers, 1864-1901.

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Papers, 1864-1901.

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Photocopies of letters from Lew Wallace (1827-1905), author, U.S. Army officer, and U.S. minister to Turkey. The letters concern administrative matters in connection with his services during the Civil War; his visit to Palestine; and a disagreement with Robert Underwood Johnson, editor of the Century Magazine.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905

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Lewis "Lew" Wallace was born on April 10, 1827, in Brookville, Indiana. He was the second of four sons born to Esther French Wallace (née Test) and David Wallace. Lew's father, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, left the military in 1822 and moved to Brookville, where he established a law practice and entered Indiana politics. David served in the Indiana General Assembly and later as the state's lieutenant governor, and governor, and as a member of Congress. Lew Wal...