Papers, 1841-1891, 1953.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Papers, 1841-1891, 1953.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/665070305

A little family correspondence (1841, 1845); about 20 letters of recommendation for Miller sent to Abraham Lincoln and Salmon P. Chase from various Illinois political and legal figures (1861, 1863); land and election certificates; a few memorial and miscellaneous items; 1 Civil War letter from Asher Miller.

ca. 70 items

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7958782

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

Related Entities

There are 13 Entities related to this resource.

Miller, George W., 1845-fl. 1920.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6km1jgk (person)

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tz44c1 (person)

Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sb4468 (person)

Lawyer. From the description of Letter, 1845 March 4, Cincinnati, [Ohio], to Robert F. Paine, Columbus, O[hio]. (University of Toledo). WorldCat record id: 13541605 Salmon P. Chase served as the Secretary of the Treasury from 1861 to 1864. He oversaw the creation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (1862) and implemented the introduction of the income tax and the national currency. From the description of Letter press book of the Secretary of the Treasury. 1863, Ju...

Yates, Richard, 1815-1873

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61839pq (person)

American lawyer and politician. From the description of Letter signed, with a line in his autograph : Springfield, Illinois, to President Lincoln, 1863 Feb. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584462 Illinois governor, 1861-1865; member, Illinois House of Representatives, 1842-1846, 1849-1850; U.S. senator, 1865-1871. From the description of Letter : General Head Quarters, Springfield, State of Illinois, to John S. Bradford, 1861 April 17. (Abraham Lincoln Pres...

Miller, Alvera Rudd, 1816-fl. 1900.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69p57t2 (person)

Miller, Asher, 1825-fl. 1900.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6c273kf (person)

United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 74th (1863).

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68h48mc (corporateBody)

Rudd, Thomas J., ca. 1805-fl. 1870.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cz5f22 (person)

Arnold, Isaac Newton, 1815-1884

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n58v0t (person)

American lawyer and politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Chicago, to the President, 1882 Nov. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131510 From the description of The history of Abraham Lincoln, and the overthrow of slavery : autograph manuscript unsigned of portions of pages 419-420 of his book, 1866. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132584 Cook County lawyer; Illinois House of Representatives, 1842-1846, 1857-1858; U.S. House of Represent...

Miller, Anson S. (Anson Stowe), 1810-1891

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61c2cbq (person)

A native of New York, Anson S. Miller moved to Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois about 1840 where he practiced law. He served in the Illinois legislature, and was twice elected county judge. Abraham Lincoln appointed him postmaster of Rockford in 1865. Miller moved to California in 1870 and lived there the rest of his life. From the description of Papers, 1841-1891, 1953. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 665070305 ...

Trumbull, Lyman, 1813-1896

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6542t5p (person)

Lawyer from Belleville, Illinois; United States Senator (1855-1873); State Supreme Court Justice (1848-1853); State Representative, St. Clair County (1840-1842); Illinois Secretary of State (1841-1843); unsuccessful candidate for Governor (1880). From the description of Letter, September 29, 1842. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 71275513 Lawyer from Belleville, Illinois; United States Senator (1855-1873); State Supreme Court Justice (1848-1853); S...

Hurlbut, Stephen Augustus, 1815-1882

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65t3pnk (person)

American army officer and diplomat. From the description of Telegram (not autograph) : Head Quarters 16th Army Corps, 1863 July 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269555752 American army officier and diplomat. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Memphis, Tennessee, to Col. J.C. Kelton, 1863 Nov. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269530212 A native of South Carolina, Hurlbut became a lawyer and state legislator in Illinois. A Union general ...

Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w66v7q (person)

Private secretary and biographer of Abraham Lincoln. From the description of John George Nicolay autograph [manuscript], undated. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 174963388 A private secretary to Abraham Lincoln while he served as president and a biographer of Lincoln after his death. From the description of Letters, 1854-1899. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53040007 Private secretaries to President Abraham Linco...