Letters, 1883-1884.

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Letters, 1883-1884.

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Three signed letter by Power to Colonel John Williams discussing matters at the Lincoln Monument including poor quality of work by the original construction company and his public statements regarding that. Also addresses James Conkling and John Stuart of the Lincoln Monument Association.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Stuart, John Todd, 1807-1885

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Springfield, Illinois lawyer and politician; early law partner of Abraham Lincoln. From the description of Affidavit, 1874. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 647977056 Springfield, Ill. lawyer who was a friend of Lincoln, loaned him books with which to study the law and then took him into his office to practice. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1848 and the U.S. House in 1862, serving one term in each, then returned to Springfield to practice law. ...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Williams, John, 1808-1909.

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Conkling, James Cook, 1816-1889

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Conkling was a Springfield, Illinois, lawyer, mayor, state legislator, and founder of the Lincoln Monument Association. From the description of Receipt, May 10, 1856. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 747102885 ...

Power, John Carroll, 1819-1894

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Custodian of the Lincoln Monument in Springfield, Illinois for many years and author of Early Settlers in Sangamon County published in 1876. His wife Sarah assisted him in writing the history. From the description of Papers, 1873-1900. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53920454 Custodian of the Lincoln Monument in Springfield, Ill., author of a Lincoln biography, and author of several books on Illinois history. From the description of Le...