William T. Pickering papers, 1861-1867.

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William T. Pickering papers, 1861-1867.

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The collection contains correspondence with President Abraham Lincoln relating to William Pickering's appointment as governor of Washington Territory and political conditions there. There are also testimonial letters and drafts of two messages to the legislature. 65 p.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8011994

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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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...

Pickering, William T., 1798-1873

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Pickering, a native of England, settled in Albion, Illinois in the 1820s. He served in the Illinois state legislature (1842-1852). Lincoln appointed Pickering territorial governor of Washington in 1862. Pickering served until 1866. From the description of Telegram, September 1864. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 304436193 William Pickering was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1798 and graduated from Oxford University in 1820. In 1821 he moved to Ill...