Letter, Feb. 7, 1916.

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Letter, Feb. 7, 1916.

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Letter to H.E. Barker of Springfield, Ill. re: a daguerreotype of Stephen A. Douglas that was given to his grandfather. Douglas had obtained an appointment as postmaster of Jerseyville for Perley after he left the sheriff's office. He later owned a tavern at Jerseyville called the Old National, at which time the picture was taken.

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Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861

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Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. He was one of two Democratic Party nominees for president in the 1860 presidential election, which was won by Abraham Lincoln. Douglas had previously defeated Lincoln in the 1858 United States Senate election in Illinois, known for the Lincoln–Douglas debates. During the 1850s, Douglas was one of the foremost advocates of popular sovereignty, which held that each territory should be allowe...

Silloway, Fred D.

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Springfield, Illinois patent attorney, whose grandfather Perley Silloway was the Sheriff of Jersey County, Ill.in the 1840s and a friend and supporter of Stephen A. Douglas. From the description of Letter, Feb. 7, 1916. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 54848377 ...

Silloway, P. M. (Perley Milton)

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