Papers, 1836-1886.

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Papers, 1836-1886.

1836-1886

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Letters mostly from Democratic Party members, but a few family letters, 1830's. Issues covered include the Mexican War, railroad legislation, the state bank of Illinois; the Kansas-Nebraska Bill; the Lecompton constitution; and the proposed revision of the Illinois constitution. They discuss campaigns and elections especially the 1850's with the 1855 senatorial contest of James Shields, Joel Matteson, Lyman Trumbull and Abraham Lincoln receiving considerable attention. Letters from Stephen A. Douglas (27) frequently include confidential information. U.S. Congressman Thomas L. Harris' letters (59) kept Lanphier apprised of activities in Washington until Shield's death in 1858 then letters from John A. McClernand, Anthony L. Knapp and William Ralls Morrison informed him. Letters from David L. Gregg (10), consul to the Sandwich Islands and advisor to King Kamehameha IV portray his life in Honolulu and duties at the court of the King. The writers include William Bissell, John C. Breckenridge, Sidney Breese, Thomas Campbell, Orlando Ficklin, Augustus French, Ebenezer Peck, John Reynolds, Alexander Starne, Lyman Trumbull, Richard Yates and many more. Includes manuscript copy of "Glory to God and the Sucker Democracy" a privately published compilation, by Charles C. Patton, of Lanphier's letters.

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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...

Harris, Thomas L. (Thomas Langrell), 1816-1858

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Representative from Illinois. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to President Buchanan, 1857 Mar. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270506127 Petersburg, Illinois, lawyer; U.S. representative from Illinois, 1849-1851, 1855-1858; major, 4th Illinois Infantry, Mexican War. From the description of Letter : Camp near Tampico, [Mexico], to S[tephen] A. Douglas, Washington, D.C., 1847 Feb. 20. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat ...

Kamehameha IV, King of the Hawaiian Islands, 1834-1863

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Manager and owner of the Illinois State Register, 1846-1863, clerk of the Sangamon County Circuit Court, 1864-1872, and member of the Democrat State Committee. A good friend of Stephen A. Douglas, Lanphier supported his political campaigns and influenced Democratic Party policy through his newspaper. From the description of Papers, 1836-1886. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 56434066 ...

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Gregg, David L.

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