Rutherford B. Hayes letter to George A. Benedict, 1870 March 29.

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Rutherford B. Hayes letter to George A. Benedict, 1870 March 29.

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Consists of one autograph letter signed by Rutherford B. Hayes to Geo. A. Benedict of Cleveland, Ohio, acknowledging his letter and discussing a political appointment involving Judge Bolton. The letter is dated 19 March 1870 from Columbus and is on State of Ohio Executive Department stationery.

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Benedict, George Amos, 1813-1876

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Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893

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Rutherford B. Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, in 1822 and earned degrees from Kenyon College and Harvard Law School before starting a career as a lawyer in Cincinnati. Hayes served as a major general in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1864. Hayes then was elected Governor of Ohio and later served one term as President of the United States (1877-1881) before retiring to his home in Fremont, Ohio, where he died in 1893.President of the Uni...