Papers relating to George Chorpenning, 1867-1880.

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Papers relating to George Chorpenning, 1867-1880.

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Photocopies of two printed pamphlets, ten ALS, and two financial notes relating to George Chorpenning's claims for compensation from the United States government. Pamphlets are titled "George Chorpenning vs. the United States: Claim Founded Upon Act of Congress for His Relief, Approved March 3, 1857," dated Jan, 1867, and "Petition of George Chorpenning," dated Feb, 1870, with a copy of an ANS written by Andrew Johnson, regarding the claim, copied by James William Denver, appended. Five ALS from Chorpenning to John Chiles and one ALS to George Earle, introducing Chiles, 1878, discuss Chorpenning's efforts to raise money for his family's support while pursuing his claim with Congress. Two letters from Denver to "Dear Will," 1875, and two letters from Chiles to Denver, 1879 and 1880, mainly discussing Democratic politics, elections, and law cases, also refer to Chorpenning's case. Two notes, written in manuscript by John Chiles, order payment of money claimed by Denver from Chorpenning's case, 1879.

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Chorpenning, George, 1820-1894

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George W. Chorpenning Jr. was a pioneer in the transportation of mail, freight, and passengers through the arid and undeveloped western regions of the United States. His efforts in the 1850s were vital to the integration of the then-new state of California with the established government and economy east of the Mississippi River. He had learned from Howard Egan about a more direct route from Salt Lake City, around the south end of the Great Salt Lake Desert, and through the mountains of central ...

Denver, James William, 1817-1892

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James W. Denver was born near Winchester, Virginia. He attended public schools and moved to Ohio with his parents in 1830, settling near Wilmington. In 1841 he taught school in Missouri, and in 1844 he graduated from the law school of the University of Cincinnati. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law near Xenia, Ohio. He moved to Platte City, Missouri, in 1845, where he continued his law practice and acting career. In 1847, during the Mexican–American War, he recruited a company for t...

Chiles, John, fl. 1878-1880.

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Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

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Andrew Johnson (b. December 29, 1808, Raleigh, North Carolina-d. July 31, 1875, Carter's Station, Tennessee) became the seventeenth president of the United States after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1808. He began his political career in Greenville, Tennessee in 1828. At the time of this letter he was the Democratic senator from Tennessee. Emerson Etheridge was born in Carrituck County, North Carolina. As a representative of Tennes...