Letters, 1851-1864.

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Letters, 1851-1864.

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Three letters, 1844-1845, to his sister Mary discuss her studies, ways to improve her mind and family news. Letters, 1851, discusses plank roads, there cost, problems with building them in the western part of the state, and the benefits. Mentions homestead exemptions and possibility of passing a bill to protect the property of married women. Letter, 1862, discusses efforts to get him "out of the post office", reasons why, and his belief that "Browning is at the bottom of it". Letter, 1853, mentions the "Union League" and gives his opinions. Other letters discuss business, some of it related to the Tribune, and family matters including getting an appointment for his brother-in-law, John Bagby.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Scripps, J. L. (John Locke), 1818-1866

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Scripps was co-founder of the Chicago Tribune, postmaster of Chicago during the Civil War, and first biographer of Abraham Lincoln. From the description of Chicago post office letterbook, April 1861-June 1864. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 298561653 Scripps was co-founder of the Chicago Tribune, postmaster of Chicago, and first biographer of Abraham Lincoln. From the description of Letter, January 5, 1859. (Abraham Lincoln Presidenti...

Scripps family.

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Union League of America

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The Union League of America, sometimes called the Loyal League, was a Civil War era pro-Union club. From the guide to the Union League of America records, 1863-1864, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) The Union League of America, sometimes called the Loyal League, was a Civil War era pro-Union club. It was an organization formed in Ohio in 1862 when the prognosis for Union victory seemed doubtful. Its purpose was to raise troops, and suppli...

Bagby, John Courts, 1819-1896

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Lawyer, Rushville, Illinois; Illinois congressman, 1875-1877; judge, Schuyler County, Illinois, 1882-1885; judge, 6th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois, 1885-1891. Bagby was an early member of the Republican Party but became a Democrat in 1872. From the description of Correspondence, 1849-1886. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26677705 ...