Papers, 1818-1924.

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Papers, 1818-1924.

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Family letters include those of Thomas to his son, Isaac; Lillie's letters to Collins and Hettie; Thomas L.'s letters to Collins; Collins' letters to his son, Thomas Spicer. Civil War letters of William H. Collins to family including two to "Dear Lillie". Five letters of Jesse R. Grant to Isaac. One letter of Orville Grant to Isaac. One letter of Roscoe Conkling to Isaac re: committee to enquire into Indian trust funds. Copies of speeches by Isaac, including "Why Grant should be Elected President". A report written by Isaac on the Union Pacific railroad. A number of letters, 1818, 1827-1846, of a Collinsville widow, Catherine Herzog, aunt of William H. Collins, to her brother Michael Baker in Pennsylvania discussing family and business matters, the Collins family and Collinsville, her children and requests for goods from the east. In one she gives a vivid account of Sac and Fox Indian attack and the outcome. In another she talks of the death of William B. Collins.

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Morris, Thomas L., 1845-1922.

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Grant, Jesse Root, 1794-1873

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Prominent Quincy, Ill. family noted in politics and business, who was related by marriage to the Collins family who founded Collinsville, Ill. Isaac Collins came from Ohio where his father was a noted lawyer and U.S. senator, to Quincy and opened a law practice, was elected to the state legislature, the U.S. senate and was appointed by President Grant, a family friend, as a commissioner to the Union Pacific Railroad. His son Thomas L. married Lillie, the daughter of William H. Collins, who had s...

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