Papers, 1851-1890.

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Papers, 1851-1890.

Correspondence, printed material, and photographs relating to the abolitionist movement, national and Ohio state politics, the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), formation of the Republican Party, and the Civil War. Correspondents include James Mitchell Ashley, Salmon P. Chase, Richard Mott, and Morrison R. Waite.

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United States

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Idaho became a state on July 3, 1890 with post offices being established as early as 1876. From the guide to the Franklin County, Idaho Post Office Location Records, 1876-1945, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives) These photographs document Region 4, started in 1910, of the US Forest Service, covering Utah, Nevada, Southern Idaho, and Western Wyoming. From the guide to the US Forest Service Photograph Collection., 19...

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...

Ashley, James Mitchell, 1824-1896

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James M. Ashley was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 24, 1824, the son of John C. and Mary (Kirkpatrick) Ashley. When James was 2 the family moved to Portsmouth, Ohio, where his father was a circuit preacher. At age 16 James left home to work on an Ohio River steamboat. In 1849 he was admitted to the Ohio bar. He was an ardent abolitionist and served as a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention and was elected to Congress in 1858. In 1869 he was appointed Governor of Mon...

Ohio. Court of Common Pleas (Paulding County)

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Latty, A. Sankey (Alexander Sankey)

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Publisher of the Paulding Democrat and judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Paulding County, Ohio. From the description of Papers, 1851-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83123548 From the description of Correspondence, 1870-1885. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 42288968 From the description of Papers, 1851-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34149529 ...

Mott, Richard, 1804-1888

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Richard Mott was a banker and Ohio politician in Ohio. He served as mayor of Toledo from 1845 to 1846. He served as a U. S. Representative from 1855 to 1859. After his terms ended, he returned to Toledo, Ohio, and engaged in banking and real estate. From the guide to the Richard Mott letter to Judge Alexander Sankey Latty, May 20, 1861, (Ohio University) U.S. Congressman 1855-1859, banker and real estate agent. From the description of ALS, 1861. (Ohio University)...

Waite, Morrison R. (Morrison Remick), 1816-1888

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Waite practised law in Ohio beginning in 1839 and was chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1874-1888. From the description of Letters, 1871-1882. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235163433 Waite gained attention in 1871 as a representative with the U.S. delegation to an international arbitration involving a dispute between the United States and Great Britain over the outfitting of Confederate vessels in British ports. In the settlement, the United St...

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

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The Republican Party is a national political party in the United States, and was founded in 1854. In the 1864 election, the party took the name National Union Party to allow the participation of Democrats. From the description of Republican Party tickets, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 496362231 From the guide to the Republican Party tickets, 1864, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...