Letters to Augustus Hall, 1847-1868 (bulk 1847-1857).

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Letters to Augustus Hall, 1847-1868 (bulk 1847-1857).

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12 ALS to Hall from various prominent Iowa, Nebraska, and Utah men, writing about politics, forwarding letters of introduction, asking for political favor. The letters include a description of the contested election in Nebraska in 1855, a copy of Samuel Ryan Curtis' military record, a note from Joseph E. Johnson about his desire to be Secretary of the Territory of Utah. Other correspondents include Thomas B. Cuming, William W. Drummond, Edwin Vose Sumner, and George W. Jones. With one seemingly unrelated letter from Maxwell & Chapman, Attorneys, Plattsmouth, Nebraska, dated Dec 21 1868 with cachet map showing railroads projected and completed in 1868 centering in Plattsmouth, 2 x 3 inches at the end of an orange envelope.

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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...

Sumner, Edwin V. (Edwin Vose), 1797-1863

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American army officer. From the description of Autograph approval and signature on docketing slip of an undated application to the Governor of New York for recruits, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574229 ...

Maxwell & Chapman (Plattsmouth, Neb.)

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Drummond, William (William J.)

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William W. Drummond, associate judge, Utah Territory, 1854-57. From the description of Letter: to Honorable C. Cushing /by William W. Drummond, 1855 Dec 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127607 ...

Johnson, Joseph Ellis, 1817-1882

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Mormon pioneer journalist, merchant, horticulturist in the West. Shipped merchandise to Cherry Creek gold diggings at Auraria (Denver), 1858. From the description of Papers, 1858-1958. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 17957892 The following autobiography was written by Joseph Ellis Johnson on the eve of his departure from St. George, Utah, in a company of Mormon saints to begin new settlements in Arizona. "J. E. Johnson. Was born at pomfr...

Cuming, Thomas B. (Thomas Barney), 1828-1858

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Hall, Augustus, 1814-1861.

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Augustus Hall was Representative from Iowa in 1855-1857, and the second chief justice in Nebraska Territory from 1858-1861. From the description of Letters to Augustus Hall, 1847-1868 (bulk 1847-1857). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702138011 ...