J. Proctor Knott : miscellaneous papers, 1869-1908.

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J. Proctor Knott : miscellaneous papers, 1869-1908.

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Includes his 10 Feb. 1869 letter to Reverend James Craik commenting on the 14th amendment to the Constitution, giving reasons why he joined the Episcopal Church, and his feelings about dissension in the church; a 16 Mar. 1882 letter to Carl C. Brenner noting that Knott was suffering from rheumatism and discussing Brenner's paintings; an 1889 address entitled "The Scotch-Irish Race" delivered by Knott before the Scotch-Irish Society of America; and a 16 Aug. 1908 letter to Clarence Egbert stating that he was close to Chauncey Black while he was engaged in writing Ward Hill Lamon's Life of Abraham Lincoln.

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Lamon, Ward Hill, 1828-1893

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Ward Hill Lamon, a close friend and a biographer of Abraham Lincoln. A native of Virginia, he moved to Illinois in 1847. He became Lincoln's law partner, and in the 1850's worked for his political career. In 1861, Lamon accompanied Lincoln to Washington. In the same year he was appointed Marshal of the District of Columbia. After Lincoln's assassination, Lamon practiced law in a partnership with Jeremiah S. Black. Black's son, Chauncey F. Black ghostwrote Lamon's Life of Abraham Lincoln (1872). ...

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Black, Chauncey F.

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Knott, J. Proctor (James Proctor), 1830-1911

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Kentucky governor, 1883-1887, and U.S. congressman. From the description of J. Proctor Knott : miscellaneous papers, 1869-1908. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46612691 From the description of Speeches. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46612755 ...

Craik, James, 1730-1814

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