Papers, 1862-1887.

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Papers, 1862-1887.

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Three letters from 1862; 1. June 6, to Governor Yates re: effort should be made to defeat the new constitution; 2. Aug. 8 letter to W.W. Curtis, re: not a candidate for Congress and volunteer companies being raised in JoDaviess County; 3. Dec. 13, letter telling recipient to go to Governor Yates to find a good position. Two letters to the Globe Office ordering subscription for General Grant. One letter, July 15, 1887 to Gov. John Smith re: his continued bereavement over the loss of his son. Three letters from France: 1. Feb. 18, 1871 to Rear Admiral Charles S. Boggs re: preparations for moving American legation to Bordeaux during Franco-Prussian War; 2. Invitation, Dec. 26, 1871 to General Bates and his daughter for an evening with the Washburnes; 3. April 12, 1872 to Ulysses S. Grant re: resignation of Andrew Gregg Curtin as minister to Russia and his value to the 1872 presidential campaign.

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Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885

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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio-died July 23, 1885, Wilton, New York) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As president, Grant was an effective civil rights executive who worked with the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction to protect African Americans, created the Justice Department, and reestablish the public credit. Promoted lieutenant-general, in 1864, Grant led the Union Army in winning the American Civ...

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...

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...

Boggs, Charles Stuart, 1811-1888

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Curtin, Andrew Gregg, 1817-1894.

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Governor of Pennsylvania. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Attorney General Hoar, 1869 May 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270527031 Andrew Gregg Curtin was the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Governor of Pennsylvania during the Civil War. From the description of A.G. Curtin letter to James T. Hale, 1855 March 29. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 49839092 ...