[Letter] 1865 Dec. 12, Ho[use of] Rep[resentatives to] J.A.J. Creswell / J.A. Garfield.

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[Letter] 1865 Dec. 12, Ho[use of] Rep[resentatives to] J.A.J. Creswell / J.A. Garfield.

Holograph signed. An introductory letter to J.A.J. Creswell about a Mr. Doekelader, a friend of General Schenck and James A. Garfield.

1 leaf ; 21 cm.

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Creswell, John A. J. (John Angel James), 1828-1891

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Lawyer, U.S. representative and senator from Maryland, and U.S. postmaster general. From the description of John A.J. Creswell papers, 1819-1885 (bulk 1862-1885). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980046 Biographical Note 1828, Nov. 18 Born, Port Deposit, Md. 1848 Graduated, Dickinson College, Carlisle,...

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

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James Garfield, twentieth President of the United States, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1831. After embarking on an academic career, he joined the Ohio volunteer infantry regiment, and in 1863 was appointed Major General in the same regiment. He served as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1880, when he was elected President. His inauguration took place on March 4, 1881, but his term of office was unfortunately brought to an abrupt end with his assassination by C...