Papers, 1864-1905.

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Papers, 1864-1905.

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Journal kept while in Nebraska gives daily accounts of his activities, the towns he goes to with some descriptions, the number of applicants for relief, the weather (several snow storms), people he hires to help, and any troubles encountered. Copies of Orders. Commissions signed by Governor Yates, Presidents A. Johnson, Grant, Harrison, McKinley & T. Roosevelt. Letters of recommendation from Colonel Wm. P. Carlin and Generals Wm. H. Bisbee, Frederick D. Grant and Nelson A. Miles.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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