Letter : Washington, D.C., to [Charles Devens], Attorney General, [Washington, D.C.], 1877 Apr. 17.

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Letter : Washington, D.C., to [Charles Devens], Attorney General, [Washington, D.C.], 1877 Apr. 17.

Partly printed letter signed. Signed by George W. McCrary, Secretary of War. Letter transmitted evidence to the Court of Claims relating to Elizabeth E. Patterson vs. the United States.

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George Washington McCrary served as an Iowa lawyer, judge, and elected official. He established a law practice in Keokuk in 1856. He served in the Iowa House from 1857-1860, the Iowa Senate from 1861-1865, and the U.S. House of Representatives from 1869-1877. From 1877-1879, he was Secretary of War under Rutherford B. Hayes. From 1880-1884, he was U.S. Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit and served as general counsel for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad from 1884-1890. Among ...

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Devens, Charles, 1820-1891

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