Letter : Crown Point, Ind., to Schuyler Colfax, South Bend, Ind., 1861 May 13.

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Letter : Crown Point, Ind., to Schuyler Colfax, South Bend, Ind., 1861 May 13.

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Autograph letter signed. Signed by John Wheeler. Wheeler writes that he has raised a company of 100 men to fight for the Union and seeks Colfax's help in getting a military assignment.

1 item (1 p.) ; 20 cm. + 1 envelope.

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Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885

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Schuyler Colfax Jr. (March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th Vice President of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Indiana's 9th congressional district as a member of the anti-slavery Indiana People's Party in 1854, Colfax joined the Republican Party during his first term. He served as ...

Wheeler, John, 1798-1862

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