Papers, 1882-1908.

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Papers, 1882-1908.

One commission of appointment to County Clerk, 1894. Two documents of appointment to postmaster of Denver, 1882, 1889 and two documents pertaining to appointment as Aide-de-Camp in the Grand Army of the Republic, 1908. One certificate of membership in the Home University League, 1897.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7655490

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Grand Army of the Republic

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Founded in 1866, in Decatur, Ill. From the description of Grand Army of the Republic scrapbooks, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276172404 The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of Civil War Union military veterans, formed in Decatur, Illinois in 1866. The GAR became one of the first advocacy groups in American politics, lobbying for black veterans, pensions, and supporting Republican candidates. The GAR waned during the 1870s as the ...

Home University League.

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McClure, Elzy.

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Resident of Denver, Illinois, who served in the 137th Infantry, Company A during the Civil War and as postmaster of Denver and County Clerk of Hancock County. From the description of Papers, 1882-1908. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52576659 ...