Papers, 1871-1872.

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Papers, 1871-1872.

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This collection consists of three letters from Reverdy Johnson. One is dated January 13, 1871, and refers to members of the 39th Congress. It requests copies of the report of a majority of the Reconstruction Committee made by William P. Fessenden of Maine. The minority was Johnson and Andrew J. Rogers of N.J. This request was made with a view to approaching the Supreme Court in February. Another letter, dated Sept. 26, 1872, was addressed to General John Cockrane of N.Y., and was written in support of the election of Horace Greeley. It contains a request for information about the possibility of results being favorable to Greeley in the October elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. A third letter dated October 4, 1871, to John A.J. Creswell, Post Master General, asks for a copy of the published list of post offices in the U.S.

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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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Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

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Creswell, John A. J. (John Angel James), 1828-1891

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Cockrane, John.

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Johnson, Reverdy, 1796-1876

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Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869

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Republican legislator from Maine who became a U.S. Representative, Senator, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Secretary of the Treasury. He was a strong opponent of slavery. From the description of Papers, 1837-1869. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17462689 William Pitt Fesssenden was a U.S. senator from Maine (1854-1864, 1865-1869) and Secretary of the Treasury during the Civil War (1864-1865). His sons, General Francis and Brigadier General ...