Correspondence, 1858-1865.

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Correspondence, 1858-1865.

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Six letters from Montague to John P. Mann of Rockwood, Illinois, some written while Mann was serving as lieutenant and commissary of subsistence for the 5th Illinois Cavalry, concern politics and publications such as Montague's Randolph County directory. Also one letter from Thomas G. Allen of Chester, Illinois, to Mann, concerning local political manuevers in 1864 and some news of soldier friends.

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Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861

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Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. He was one of two Democratic Party nominees for president in the 1860 presidential election, which was won by Abraham Lincoln. Douglas had previously defeated Lincoln in the 1858 United States Senate election in Illinois, known for the Lincoln–Douglas debates. During the 1850s, Douglas was one of the foremost advocates of popular sovereignty, which held that each territory should be allowe...

Mann, John P., ca. 1820-1908.

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Montague, Elzy J., 1830-fl. 1903.

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Montague was a newspaper editor and, later, a lawyer in various places in Illinois and Missouri. From the description of Correspondence, 1858-1865. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 469741375 ...

Allen, Thomas W. (Thomas William), 1862-1950

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Epithet: Knight 1919; Deputy Chairman of the Consumers' Council British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000923.0x000062 ...

United States. Army. Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1863-1864)

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