Hezekiah Griffith Wells letters, August 1856.

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Hezekiah Griffith Wells letters, August 1856.

Letters from Abraham Lincoln confirming plans to attend a mass meeting in Kalamazoo, Michigan on behalf of the presidential candidacy of General John C. Fremont.

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Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890

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John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890) was an American explorer, military officer, and politician. He was a US Senator from California, and in 1856 was the first Republican nominee for President of the United States. A native of Georgia, Frémont acquired male protectors after his father's death, and became proficient in mathematics, science, and surveying. During the 1840s, he led five expeditions into the Western United States and became known as "The Pathfinder". During the...

Wells, Hezekiah Griffith, 1812-1885.

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Resident of Kalamazoo, Michigan. From the description of Hezekiah Griffith Wells letters, August 1856. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 81362116 From the description of Hezekiah Griffith Wells letters, August 1856. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420854 ...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...