Private letter books of T.H. Stanton, paymaster general, U.S.A., 1895-1899.

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Private letter books of T.H. Stanton, paymaster general, U.S.A., 1895-1899.

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Five letter books kept by Thaddeus Stanton while he served as paymaster general of the United States (1895-1899). The volumes include both handwritten and typed letters, signed by Stanton, most of which are labeled "unofficial" or "personal." The majority of the letters were written by Stanton to various military officers and friends, and the personal correspondence includes letters mentioning his time in the "far West," advice for obtaining supplies and elk hunting in Wyoming, and inquiries about family members and friends. The majority of the correspondence consists of letters of thanks for congratulations on his appointment of paymaster general, recommendations for other army officers and their families for government positions, and letters of introduction for various acquaintances (including Alice Underwood Hunt, the widow of former Colorado governor Alexander Hunt). Other correspondence focuses on the Spanish-American War ("I am looking for people to go to the Philippine Islands," he wrote in May 1898) and Stanton's plans to retire in 1899.

5 volumes.

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Stanton, Thaddeus Harlan, 1835-1900.

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Thaddeus Stanton (1835-1900) was a native of Indiana. In 1851 he moved to Iowa and briefly wrote for an abolitionist newspaper. He fought with John Brown in the Kansas Border War, joined a three-month regiment at the outbreak of the Civil War, and, after a short time in Iowa public office, organized and led the 19th Iowa Infantry. By 1862 Stanton had become paymaster general of the Union Army. After the war he traveled west and served as chief of scouts for General Crook, leading an attack on Cr...