Letters, February 2 and December 21, 1877.

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Letters, February 2 and December 21, 1877.

Two letters to Jehu Baker of Belleville, Illinois concern patronage and a monetary payment.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Baker, Jehu, 1822-1903

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Belleville, Illinois, lawyer; member. U.S. House of Representatives, 1865-1869, 1887-1889, 1897-1899; U.S. consul to Venezuela, 1878-1885. From the description of Family papers, 1864-1918. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26827813 Lawyer, U.S. Representative from Illinois, and U.S. minister to Venezuela. Jehu Baker was born near Lexington, Ky., on 4 Nov. 1822. He moved with his father to Lebanon, Ill., in 1829; attended the...

Rutz, Edward, 1829-1905.

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Rutz, a native of Germany, moved to St. Clair County, Illinois in 1848 and farmed. He served in the Union army during the Civil War. He was Illinois state treasurer (1873-1875, 1877-1879, and 1881-1883). From the description of Letters, February 2 and December 21, 1877. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 436775743 ...