Papers, 1840-1900.

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Papers, 1840-1900.

Scrapbook containing 7 letters, 1890-1897, from Hoffman while living at Riverside Farm, Wis. to his granddaughter, Alma Hoffman Service. May 1, 1864 letter to his son. Campaign tickets, 1860. Published articles, in German, by Hoffman. Typed transcript of 7 letters from Friedrich Hoffman in Prussia to W.F. Hoffman in Cottage Hill, Ill. Manuscript, 1854, re: the Rittershausen family. Genealogical material on the Rittershausen, Hoffman, Sonne, Laue, Jaeger, and Dubrock families. Memoirs of Minna Hoffman Nehrling.

.42 linear feet (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7753887

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Dubrock family.

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Laue family.

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Hoffman, Francis Arnold, 1822-1903.

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Immigrant from Hereford, Prussia who studied for the ministry and served at a Lutheran church in Schaumberg, Illinois then moved to Chicago studied law, worked in business and was named to the Chicago City Council, 1852-1860. An organizer of the Republican Party in Illinois, he was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1860. Established the International Bank in 1866 and was active in restoring banks and businesses after the Chicago fire in 1871. First editor of German paper Illinois Staat Zeitung and ...

Sonne family.

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Hoffman family.

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Jaeger family.

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Rittershausen family.

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