Papers, 1837-1955.

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Papers, 1837-1955.

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Correspondence is mostly of the Thomas family and includes many letters from Julia to Ellen, in one she mentions a visit from Mary and Robert Lincoln and Mary's need to visit the grave. Also includes letters from her brother Marshall while attending medical school in Philadelphia; from Jane Pond in Louisiana, whose family headed a girls' seminary there, includes a description, 1851, of Oakland College in Mississippi; from her mother at Monticello Seminary with references to Philena Fobes and Miss Eaton; letters from her sister while at Monticello; letters from her husband and her brothers while serving in the Civil War, letters from friends back in Philadelphia and two letters from Fred Barker after Julia's death. Ellen's diary with her poetry, 1855-1856. Miner family material includes diaries kept by Edward G. Miner, 1837-1838; correspondence re: Miner and Hawthorne genealogy. Copy of a speech given by James Miner at the fiftieth anniversary of the Morgan County Medical Society and copy of a reminiscence by Miner of Abraham Lincoln at Winchester. An 1894 letter from Chicago written during and discussing the Pullman Strike.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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