Papers, 1856-1877.

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Papers, 1856-1877.

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Five letters written while serving as U.S. Representative discuss politics, legislation, and the proposed Illinois Constitution of 1862. Twelve letters to Ninian Wirt Edwards written after he retired from diplomatic service and had begun his pursuits in history. Requests information about Edward Coles, Ninian Edwards and other early Illinois political figures. Asks Edwards to deposit his papers in the Chicago Historical Society and some discussion of publication of these papers by the Society. A few comments on James G. Blaine and contemporary politics. One letter gives Washburne's terms for lecturing. One letter accepting membership to the Union Club of Chicago. One letter declining an invitation from Jesse Weik.

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Chicago Historical Society

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Illinois.

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On Feb. 3, 1809, the U. S. Congress approved an act that seperated Illinois from the Indiana Territory. The chief executive officer of the new territory was to be a Governor appointed by the President of the United States. With three territorial judges, the Governor formed a unicameral legislative body called the Council of Revision. Besides serving as commander-in-chief of the militia, the governor had broad administrative responsibilities empowering him to call elections, take cen...

Edwards, Ninian, 1775-1833

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Edwards was governor of Illinois. Sloane was a representative from Ohio. From the description of Letter : Belleville, Ill., to [John] Sloan[e], Ohio, 1828 Oct. 25. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52249240 From the description of Letter : Belleville, Ill., to [John] Sloan[e], Ohio, 1828 Oct. 25. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 83279239 Lawyer, judge; Kentucky state representative, 1796-1797; governor, Illinois Territory, 1809...

Coles, Edward, 1786-1868

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Edward Coles was born on December 15, 1786 into one of the oldest Virginia families. When he inherited his family's estate in 1808, Coles felt somewhat conflicted about slavery. After serving as President James Madison's private secretary from 1809-1815, Coles purchased land in Illinois with the intention of eventually moving his estate west. In 1816 Madison sent Coles to Russia for diplomatic purposes, and Coles spent the next two years traveling in Europe. When he returned to the United States...

Washburne, Elihu, 1816-1887.

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Born in Maine, studied law at Kent's Hill Seminary and Harvard Law School, settled in Galena, Illinois and ran for Congress in 1852, was elected as a Whig and again in 1856, 1860 and 1862. Strong supporter of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant who appointed him Secretary of State. He resigned this position quickly to accept diplomatic post in France where he served until 1877 when he retired to Chicago and spent much time studying and writing history. From the description of Papers...

Edwards, Ninian Wirt

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Springfield, Illinois lawyer, attorney general, state legislator, superintendent of public instruction, appointed Captain, Commissary of Subsistence during Civil War, land speculator, and biographer of his father Ninian Edwards, the third governor of Illinois. Married to Elizabeth P. Todd, sister of Mary Todd Lincoln. From the description of Papers, 1791-1908. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53167532 ...