Papers, 1818-1891, bulk 1857-1865.

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Papers, 1818-1891, bulk 1857-1865.

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Correspondence, a few receipts, documents, and business accounts. Correspondence includes 36 letters written by Hatch. Much is from 1857-1860, with much reference to both Republican and Democrat party interests, including references to Lyman Trumbull, frequent reference to Douglas and specifically to his 1858 speech at Champaign Ill., to the Know-Nothing Party, Loco Focos, opposition to Lincoln, his nomination and election, and the Illinois Central Railroad. The Civil War correspondence deals primarily with the formation of the regiments and military appointments. Several letters from John Nicolay, Lincoln's personal secretary. There are references to Copperheads, recruitment and draft resistance, and the proposed revision of the Illinois constitution in 1862. Other topics include various rail companies, including the Great Western, in which Hatch was involved financially, land speculation, Governor Matteson's Canal Scrip fraud, funds for designing of the Lincoln Monument and management of the "Chicago Republican" by John Nicolay. Throughout, there are letters from family and friends discussing more personal things. Letters from many prominent people of the time.

3.13 linear feet (7 1/2 boxes).

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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

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Illinois. Constitutional Convention (1862)

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Hatch, O. M. (Ozias Mather), 1814-1893

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Grimshaw, Jackson.

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Trumbull, Lyman, 1813-1896

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Lawyer from Belleville, Illinois; United States Senator (1855-1873); State Supreme Court Justice (1848-1853); State Representative, St. Clair County (1840-1842); Illinois Secretary of State (1841-1843); unsuccessful candidate for Governor (1880). From the description of Letter, September 29, 1842. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 71275513 Lawyer from Belleville, Illinois; United States Senator (1855-1873); State Supreme Court Justice (1848-1853); S...

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...

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National Lincoln Monument Association.

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Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901

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Private secretary and biographer of Abraham Lincoln. From the description of John George Nicolay autograph [manuscript], undated. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 174963388 A private secretary to Abraham Lincoln while he served as president and a biographer of Lincoln after his death. From the description of Letters, 1854-1899. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53040007 Private secretaries to President Abraham Linco...