Papers, 1683-1912.

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

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Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811 – November 29, 1872) was an American newspaper editor and publisher who was the founder and editor of the New-York Tribune, among the great newspapers of its time. Long active in politics, he served briefly as a congressman from New York, and was the unsuccessful candidate of the new Liberal Republican party in the 1872 presidential election against incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant, who won by a landslide. Greeley was born to a poor family in Amherst, New ...

Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885

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Schuyler Colfax Jr. (March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th Vice President of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Indiana's 9th congressional district as a member of the anti-slavery Indiana People's Party in 1854, Colfax joined the Republican Party during his first term. He served as ...

Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889

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Simon Cameron was born in Maytown, Pennsylvania in 1799, to Charles Cameron (d. January 16, 1814) and his wife Martha McLaughlin (d. abt. November 10, 1830). Cameron was the third of five sons; and had three younger sisters. One story claimed that Cameron was orphaned at nine, and later apprenticed to a printer, Andrew Kennedy, editor of the Northumberland Gazette before entering the field of journalism. If Cameron were apprenticed to Kennedy at age nine (~1808) for a then-standard period of ...

Sherman, John, 1823-1900

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Sherman was born in Lancaster, Ohio to Charles Robert Sherman and his wife, Mary Hoyt Sherman, the eighth of their 11 children. John Sherman's grandfather, Taylor Sherman, a Connecticut lawyer and judge, first visited Ohio in the early nineteenth century, gaining title to several parcels of land before returning to Connecticut. After Taylor's death in 1815, his son Charles, newly married to Mary Hoyt, moved the family west to Ohio. Several other Sherman relatives soon followed, and Charles becam...

Olden, Charles S. (Charles Smith), 1799-1876

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Governor of New Jersey. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Trenton, to Lieut. W.A. Robeling, 1862 Mar. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611416 ...

Newell, William A. (William Augustus), 1817-1901

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Oliver, Adaline

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Stockton, Robert Field, 1795-1866

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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1846-1847. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28420479 Second American military governor of Calif. Territory (July 29, 1846-Jan. 19, 1847); U.S. naval officer and Commander of the U.S.S. Frigate Congress. From the description of R.F. Stockton proclamation : ms, 1847 Jan. 11. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122508929 American military governor of Calif. Territory (J...

Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902

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Cartoonist, artist, lecturer, and later diplomat; of Morristown, N.J.; died in Ecuador while he was serving as American consul-general. From the description of Papers, 1850s-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70939185 German-born American cartoonist; contributed to Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, New York Illustrated News, and Harper's Weekly; traveled to Europe in 1860; lived in New York City and Morristown, N.J.; appointed consul at Guayaquil, Ecuador in 1902 where...

Longworth, Thomas, -1830

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Dayton, William L. (William Lewis), 1807-1864

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American lawyer, politician and diplomat. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Trenton, to Gordon L. Ford, [18]58 Mar. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530519 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Trenton, to Horace Greeley, 1859 Dec. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530524 Epithet: American statesman British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000213.0x000005 ...

Atkinson, Ada

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Parker, Cortlandt, 1818-1907

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Lawyer and diplomat. From the description of Letter of Cortlandt Parker, 1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454842 ...

Cattell, Alexander G. (Alexander Gilmore), 1816-1894

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Seward, Frederick William, 1830-1915

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Lawyer; Assistant Secretary of State under Lincoln; son of William Henry Seward. From the description of Collection, 1864-1906. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 50991907 American lawyer and politician who served as the acting secretary of state under the Lincoln, Johnson, and Hayes administrations. From the description of Autobiography, ca. 1870. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122550831 Brother of William H. Seward, Secretary of State for Ab...

Child, George W.

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Congar, H. N. (Horace Newton), 1817-1893

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Robeson, George M. (George Maxwell), 1829-1897

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George Maxwell Robeson, lawyer, attorney-general of New Jersey, Congressman from New Jersey, and secretary of the navy was born in Warren County, NJ. He graduated with high honors from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1847. Robeson studied law, and was appointed by Governor Newell as prosecutor of Camden County. In 1867 he was appointed attorney-general of New Jersey by Governor Marcus Ward; and in 1869 Robeson was appointed secretary of the navy by President Ulysses Grant...

Corey, Anna Elia Bruen.

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Clancy, John J., of Newark, N.J.

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Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

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Lawyer from Pennsylvania who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1859 and served as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. After the war, he led the Radical Republicans, opposing both Lincoln and then Andrew Johnson, endorsing military occupation of the South. When Johnson opposed ratification of the 14th Amendment, Stevens led the call for his impeachment. From the description of Letter, Dec. 7, 1865. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record i...

McCosh, James, 1811-1894

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Scottish philosophical writer, born in Ayrshire; became president and professor of philosophy of the college of New Jersey, at Princeton in 1868; resigned the presidency in 1888 but continued as lecturer on philosophy until his death in 1894. From the description of Letter to Rev. W.F. Farr, 1875 December 3. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 54752223 ...

Whitehead, William A. (William Adee), 1810-1884

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Tuttle, Samuel L.

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Presbyterian minister, Assistant Secretary of American Bible Society. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1863-1866] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155514794 ...

Gillespie, Charles Albert

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Sherman, W. C. H.

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Halsey, George A. (George Armstrong), 1827-1894

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Elmer, Charles E.

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Republican National Convention 1860 : Chicago, Ill.)

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Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909

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Gilder authored the book, THE NEW DAY, A POEM IN SONGS AND SONNETS... (New York : Scribner, Armstrong and Company, 1876) in which this is tipped in. It contains the bookplate of Brainerd. From the description of Autograph letter signed to Ira Hutchinson Brainerd, [1876?] Dec. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122398276 Richard Watson Gilder (1844-1909), American poet and editor, served as editor-in-chief of Scribner's Monthly and its successor The Century Illustrated Monthly...

Low, H. W.

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Hunt, Sanford B. (Sanford Bebee), 1825-1884

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Sanford B. Hunt (1825-1884), a Civil War surgeon, was born in Ithaca, N.Y. in 1825. Hunt was an anatomy professor at Buffalo Medical College (N.Y.) and served as editor of two Buffalo newspapers. During the Civil War he was a surgeon at Fort Monroe and later, Surgeon-in-Chief of the Army of the South-West in New Orleans. In 1866, he moved to Newark, N.J. (Essex County), where he edited the Newark Daily Advertiser until his death in 1884. His son, William Tallmadge Hunt (1854-1916), was also a pr...

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

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Alonzo Chappel (1828-1887), portrait, historical, landscape and figure painter, was born in New York City. From the description of Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10574467 ...

Blood, A. J.

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Pratt, Julius H. (Julius Howard), 1821-1909

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Belknap, William Worth, 1829-1890

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William Worth Belknap was born in Newburgh, New York on September 22, 1829, the son of career soldier William G. Belknap and Anne (Clark) Belknap. Belknap's father had fought with distinction in the War of 1812, Florida War, and Mexican–American War. Belknap attended the local schools in Newburgh, and graduated from Princeton University in 1848. In addition to attending Princeton with Hiester Clymer, the Democratic Congressman who later led the investigation into Belknap's War Department corrupt...

Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869

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American jurist and politician. From the description of Letter signed : "War Department," to William Pitt Fessenden, 1862 May 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580939 U.S. secretary of war 1862-1868. From the description of Telegram (draft) : ms. : Washington, D.C., to Ulysses S. Grant, Appomattox C.H., Va., 1865 Apr. 9. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122380613 Secretary of War; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. ...

Pennington, William, 1796-1862

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William Pennington (May 4, 1796 – February 16, 1862) was an American politician and lawyer, the Governor of New Jersey from 1837 to 1843, and served as Speaker of the House during his one term in Congress. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1813 and then studied law with Theodore Frelinghuysen. He was admitted to the bar in 1817 and served as a clerk of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (where his...

Ward family.

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National Union Committee (U.S.)

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Keasbey, Anthony.

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Dodd, Amzi, 1823-1913

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Lawyer and judge, of Newark and Bloomfield, New Jersey; became president of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, Newark, in 1882. From the description of Letters received, 1882-1886 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122582689 ...

Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873

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Lawyer. From the description of Letter, 1845 March 4, Cincinnati, [Ohio], to Robert F. Paine, Columbus, O[hio]. (University of Toledo). WorldCat record id: 13541605 Salmon P. Chase served as the Secretary of the Treasury from 1861 to 1864. He oversaw the creation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (1862) and implemented the introduction of the income tax and the national currency. From the description of Letter press book of the Secretary of the Treasury. 1863, Ju...

National State Bank of Newark (N.J.)

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National State Bank of Newark was chartered on January 28, 1812, and was re-organized for 20 years, from 1885 under National Banking Act. From the description of National State Bank of Newark Meeting Books, 1812-1883. (Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library). WorldCat record id: 646199178 ...

Ballantine, Peter H., 1832-1882

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Wilde, Edward S. (Edward Seymour), -1916

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Lawyer, of Glen Ridge, N.J. From the description of Papers, 1896-1905. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70955099 ...

Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893

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American statesman; Secretary of State. From the description of Letter signed : Washington, to Thomas J. Durant, 1870 Oct. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270538114 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to F.B. Schell, 1890 Jan. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270526181 American statesman and diplomat. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to William B. Snell, Esq., (18)76 Dec. 19. (Unknown). World...

Spalding, Henry Curtis

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Cole, May C.

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Boyden, Seth, 1788-1870

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Ward, Marcus L. (Marcus Lawrence), 1812-1884

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Governor of and U.S. representative from New Jersey and philanthropist. From the description of Papers, 1683-1912. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 78710033 Marcus L. Ward was elected governor in 1865 and served from January 16, 1866 to January 18, 1869. He became a director of the National State Bank in 1846 and continued throughout his life to be active in the business life of his native Newark. He joined the Republican Party in 1856 and four ye...

Hay, John, 1838-1905

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Brown class of 1858. Secretary to Abraham Lincoln; Ambassador to Court of St. James; Secretary of State; author. From the description of Papers, 1829-1916. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122598680 American diplomat and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cleveland, to the editors of The Critic [Jeannette L. and Joseph B. Gilder], 1884 Aug. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 644640373 Statesman, poet, Secretary of State. ...

Congar, H. W.

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Stockton, John P. (John Potter), 1826-1900

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Marcus L. Ward's Office for Soldier's Business (Newark, N.J.)

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Montclair Railway Association

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Ward U.S. Military Hospital (Newark, N.J.)

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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A native of Glastonbury, Conn., Gideon Welles began his career as a lawyer but took up journalism as a profession, founding the Hartford Times, which he also edited, in 1826. Active in the Democratic Party in Connecticut, he served in the Connecticut state legislature and in several state offices. He later shifted his allegiance to the Republican Party due to his strong anti-slavery views and founded the Hartford Evening Press, a zealously Republican newspaper. President Abraham Lincoln appointe...

Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878

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Joseph Henry (1797-1878, APS 1835), a physicist, was the first secretary and director of the Smithsonian Institution, a post he retained for over three decades. Henry was a leading experimental scientist whose contributions include several discoveries in the field of electromagnetics. He has been credited with the invention of the electromagnet and the telegraph, among other things. Henry was born in 1797 in Albany, New York, the son of William Henry, a teamster, and his wife An...

Starr, John F. (John Farson), 1818-1868

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Republican National Committee (U.S.)

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Landon was the 1936 Republican presidential nominee. He lost to Franklin D. Roosevelt, but had the second highest number of votes out of a number of contenders for the position. He was governor of Kanses, 1933-1937. From the description of Campaign Pamphlets, [1935]. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 42033301 ...

Paterson, William, 1817-1899

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William Paterson, the grandson of the Hon. William Paterson (1745-1806), was born in 1817. Paterson matriculated at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), and graduated from the school in 1835. In 1838, he was admitted to the New Jersey state bar. In addition to practicing law, Paterson went on to serve in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1842 to 1843, and was the secretary of the New Jersey state constitutional convention in 1844. Between the years 1846 and 1878, Paterson ser...

Underwood, John C. (John Curtiss), 1809-1873

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In 1864-1871, John Curtiss Underwood served as Judge of the U. S. District Court, District of Virginia. A prominent Republican, he was known for his zeal in enforcing the Federal laws, particularly those concerning confiscation of Confederate property and civil rights of Freedmen. From the description of Papers of John C. Underwood, 1865-1870. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 228732672 Lawyer, planter, and jurist. ...

Carman, Ezra Ayers, 1834-1909

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Ezra Ayers Carman (1834-1909) was a Civil War veteran and a recognized authority on the Battle of Antietam. From the description of Ezra Ayers Carman genealogical research papers, 1816, 1860-1931. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 317396328 U.S. Army officer, civil servant, and author. From the description of Ezra Ayers Carman papers, 1861-1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981813 Ezra Ayers Carman (1834-1909) was a Civil War officer int...

Littell, John C.

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Parker, Joel, 1816-1888

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Ward, Marcus L. (Marcus Lawrence), 1847-1920

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Frelinghuysen, Frederick T. (Frederick Theodore), 1817-1885

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Lawyer, U.S. secretary of state, and U.S. senator from New Jersey. From the description of Frederick T. Frelinghuysen papers, 1882-1883. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79194297 New Jersey statesman and U. S. Senator. From the description of Letter : Newark, New Jersey, to Marston Niles, 1874 Aug 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122290163 From the description of Letter : Newark, New Jersey, to Marston Niles, 1874 Aug 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 7...

Richardson, William A. (William Adams), 1821-1896

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U.S. secretary of the treasury, educator, jurist, and author. From the description of Letter of William A. Richardson, 1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449526 ...

Longworth, N. (Nicholas), 1782-1863

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Biographical Note 1869, Nov. 5 Born, Cincinnati, Ohio 1891 Graduated, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. 1894 Graduated, Cincinnati Law School, Cincinnati, Ohio 1891 Elected to the Cincinnat...

Hewitt, Abram S. (Abram Stevens), 1822-1903

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Hewitt graduated from Columbia in the class of 1842 and became, in turn, an attorney in New York City, a manufacturer of iron and steel, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1875-1879, 1881-1886, and Mayor of New York, 1887-1888. From the description of Abram S.Hewitt papers, n.d. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 496102421 BIOGHIST REQUIRED Hewitt graduated from Columbia in the class of 1842 and became, in turn, an attorney in New Yo...

Vanderpool, Eugene, 1844-1903

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Banker and engineer, of Newark, N.J. From the description of Papers, 1820-1903. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70955081 ...

Stryker, William S. (William Scudder), 1838-1900

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Lawyer, U.S. soldier, and adjutant general of N.J. From the description of Papers, 1861-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38065811 ...

Hillyer, William Silliman, 1831-1874

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U.S. Provost Marshall General, Department of the Tennessee, 1862-1863; Bvt. Brigadier General; personal friend of Ulysses Grant. From the description of Papers of William Silliman Hillyer, 1822 (1861-1874) 1931, [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647821186 Hillyer was born in Kentucky, educated in Indiana and admitted to the Indiana bar before he was 21. He practiced law and served in the Indiana Legislature. In 1855 he moved to St. Louis, Mo., where...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Bradley, Joseph P., 1813-1892

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U.S. Supreme Court justice. From the description of Papers, 1836-1937. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 84019822 Bradley served as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1870-1892. From the description of Letters and autograph of Joseph P. Bradley, 1870-1891. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339480 Joseph P. Bradley, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, was born of English descent in Berne...