Letters, 1837-1858.

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Letters, 1837-1858.

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Four letters written by Samuel Ryan Curtis. The earliest letter (3 pp.) is dated Sept. 15, 1837 at the Engineers Office, McConnelsville, Ohio to Charles Whittlesey, Topographic Engineer, Marietta, Ohio, and is about Curtis' work as Engineer on the National Road in Ohio. The second letter (1 p.) is dated June 23, 1846 at Camp Washington to President James K. Polk, written the day Curtis became Colonel of his regiment. Curtis recommends the appointment of Doctor Benjamin Stone of Somerset, Ohio, as surgeon or assistant surgeon in the regiment. Curtis' signature is at the head of a list of officers that include G. B. Arnold, Commanding General, Ohio Volunteers; A. F. Noles, Captain, Union Infantry; and J. E. Eaton, First Lieutenant Belmont Volunteers. The third letter (8 pp.) is dated Aug. 1, 1855 at Keokuk to his brother Henry B. Curtis. In it Curtis discusses the state of several of his businesses, including a ferry operation, and his opinions on the Republican ticket and the spread of slavery in the West. The fourth letter (3 pp.) is dated March 26, 1858 in Washington to Thomas J. McKean. Curtis writes of the proposal in the House to call out regiments to serve in the West, and tells McKean that he has mentioned his name to the Governor of Iowa in case a regiment from Iowa is called.

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Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866

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Born near Champlain, New York, Curtis graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1831. He was stationed at Fort Gibson in the Indian Territories (present-day Oklahoma) before resigning from the Army in 1832. He moved to Ohio, where he worked as a civil engineer on the Muskingum River improvement projects and also became a lawyer in 1841. During the Mexican–American War, he was appointed colonel of the 2nd Regiment of Ohio Volunteers and served as military governor of several occupied c...

Curtis, Henry B. (Henry Barnes), 1799-1885

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Lawyer, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. From the description of Papers, 1824, 1829, 1833-1837, 1847. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18446275 Henry B. Curtis was Samuel's older brother, an attorney in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Belinda Buckingham was Samuel's wife. Henry Zarah Curtis and Samuel S. Curtis were Samuel's sons, and were Surveyors and land agents in Council Bluffs. Henry Zarah was killed in 1863. Samuel Curtis fought in the Mexican War, t...

Eaton, Jessica, 1977-

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2nd Lieutenant J. E. Eaton was a pilot in the Air Service with the 99th Aero Squadron. His observer was named Case. From the description of J. E. Eaton papers, circa 1918. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 70292924 ...

Arnold, G. B.

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Noles, A. F.

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Whittlesey, Charles, 1808-1886

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Army officer, lawyer, and geologist, of Cleveland, Ohio. From the description of Papers, 1827-1897. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18446173 Soldier, lawyer, geologist, and historian who resided in Cleveland, Ohio. From the description of Papers, 1806-1909 / Charles Whittlesey. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 19898834 From the description of Charles Whittlesey papers, 1806-1909 [microform]. (Rhinelander District Li...

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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James Knox Polk followed a career path which was blazed by Andrew Jackson. Both men hailed from southwestern North Carolina. Both migrated to Tennessee, where they practiced law and entered politics, and both were elected president of the United States. As similar as their paths were, James Polk was a different personality from his fiery predecessor. His life and career were marked by a relentless pursuit of his goals instead of the dramatic aura that perpetually surrounded Jackson. The effect...

McKean, Thomas Jefferson, approximately 1810-1879

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Thomas Jefferson McKean was an Iowa politician who also had a long military career. McKean was born in Pennsylvania and studied at West Point from 1827-1831. He worked as a civil engineer and moved to Iowa in 1840. He served in the Mexican-American War, where he achieved the rank of Sergeant Major. He was appointed Paymaster of the Union Army in 1861 and was appointed Brigadier General. He commanded troops at Jefferson City, Missouri in 1862 and was given divisional command in the Army of the Te...