Papers, 1864-1991 1864-1912.

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Papers, 1864-1991 1864-1912.

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Collection of personal and business papers, newspaper clippings and other material from J.B. Speed and the Speed Memorial Church in Speed, Ind. Subjects of interest include his business interests in coal, salt, brick and telephone industries as well as his belief in spiritualism. Letter of 27 April 1886 discusses the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln.

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The Filson Historical Society

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The Filson Historical Society

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Speed, James Breckinridge, 1844-1912.

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Speed was a Lt. in the 27th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. He later became an important businessman in Louisville, Ky. with investments in the cement, sale, brick and telephone industries as well as real estate in Louisville and Chicago. Speed, Indiana was founded to support one of his factories. From the description of Papers, 1864-1991 1864-1912. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49323012 James Breckinridge (also spelled ...

United States. Army. Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 27th (1861-1865)

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