Papers, 1860-1864.

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Papers, 1860-1864.

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Article, 1860, written about the candidates focusing on Lincoln and Douglas, and supporting Lincoln. Three letters to his wife. Two written while in Springfield for the senate during February 1861, discuss plans to visit Mrs. Lincoln, to attend a reception "Mrs. L" is giving and his hopes that Mrs. Grimsley will accompany "Mrs. L" to Washington and remain there with her so he can have "a friend in the White House. One letter, Oct. 1, 1864, from Chicago tells her of his regiment's latest orders, going to Paducah and the possibility of managing a coal business for "Van Buren."

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Publisher of the Rock Island Register, served in the Illinois Senate and during the Civil War as Colonel in the 132nd Illinois Infantry. From the description of Papers, 1860-1864. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53791429 ...

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