Letterpress copies, 1844-1865 (bulk 1844-1847, 1860-1865).

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Letterpress copies, 1844-1865 (bulk 1844-1847, 1860-1865).

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Letterpress copies of correspondence sent by Durant (1844-1847, 1857, 1860-1865). The early letters pertain especially to state and national politics. Those dated during the Civil War relate to his duties as attorney general and commissioner of registration in New Orleans, his activities as president of the Free State General Committee, and the reconstruction of loyal civil government in Louisiana. Among the military and civil officials and others with whom he corresponded were Gen. Joseph Walker, Alexandria, Louisiana; John D. Wilkins; Cornelia E. da Ponte, Ed. R. Boyle, and Robert Brisbane, all of New York City; Henry O. Ames, New London, Connecticut; Robert Dale Owen, New Harmony, Iowa; Brig. Gen. George F. Shepley; and Gen. James Bowen.

320 p. (1 envelope)

New-York Historical Society

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Wilkins, John D.

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Walker, Joseph Marshall, 1786-1856

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Bowen, James, Gen.

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Brisbane, Robert, of New York City.

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Da Ponte, Cornelia E.

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Louisiana. Commissioner of Registration.

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Shepley, George Foster, 1819-1878

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Boyle, Ed. R.

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Owen, Robert Dale, 1801-1877

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Politician, reformer, and author Robert Dale Owen was born in Scotland; influenced by his father, he developed a strong interest in social reform. He moved to New Harmony, Indiana, where he joined the socialist community his father founded there, and he was active as an educator, editor, and author, including the first birth control pamphlet published in America. He next became active in politics, serving in the Indiana House of Representatives and later in the United States House, wh...