Scrapbook, 1882-1946.

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Scrapbook, 1882-1946.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49700227

Consists of newspaper articles from Illinois papers and contains biographical sketches on many famous Illinois lawyers and politicians, numerous remembrances of Abraham Lincoln and obituaries. Includes items on Ninian Edwards, Jesse Fell, Ward Lamon, Hannibal Hamlin, Robert Ingersoll, Richard Ogelsby, Leonard Swett, Lymon Trumbull and others. Numerous articles and obituaries on David Davis.

1 v. ; 33 cm.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Pratt, Harry E. (Harry Edward), 1901-1956

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Illinois State Historian, Lincoln scholar and author, this scrapbook reflects Pratt's interest in Illinois past. From the description of Scrapbook, 1882-1946. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 49700227 Cambridge, Illinois author, Lincoln scholar, history professor and director of the Illinois State Historical Library. Pratt graduated from the University of Illinois in 1923 and after teaching for awhile, returned to complete his doctorate in history ...

Davis, David, 1815-1886

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Illinois state legislator and jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and U.S. senator from Illinois. From the description of Papers of David Davis, 1861-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71070696 Bloomington, Illinois lawyer; member of Illinois House of Representatives (1844-1846); judge 8th judicial circuit (1848-1862); U.S. Supreme Court justice (1862-1877); U.S. Senator (1877-1883). From the description of Receipt for judgment costs, February ...

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...