Papers, 1832-1939.

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Papers, 1832-1939.

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Materials used in researching and writing The Black Hawk War, includes muster rolls with the majority coming from Whiteside's brigade, property rolls, orders, reports and commissions. Correspondence with descendents of Black Hawk War veterans, mainly re: obtaining photos of the veterans. Other correspondence includes that with John F. Snyder who discusses Lincoln's involvement in and other aspects of the war. Also includes items re: Stephen A. Douglas including a nine page memoir of him by his life long friend George C. Bates.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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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...

Stevens, Frank Everett, 1856-

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Illinois born lawyer, banker, newspaper editor, historian and author who wrote The Black Hawk War. From the description of Papers, 1832-1939. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 56511141 Historian, collector and author. From the description of Papers on Alexander Pope Field, 1902-1918. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30463398 Editor of the Sycamore Tribune and historian from Sycamore, Ill. Wrote mostly ...