Letters, 1886 and 1889, Washington, D.C.

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Letters, 1886 and 1889, Washington, D.C.

Letter to J.S. Clarkson stating that he may call at his convenience; letter to John G. Speed requesting information on Caleb W. West, who has been nominated for governor of Utah territory.

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West, Caleb W. (Caleb Walton), 1844-1909

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Caleb W. West was born in 1844, in Kentucky. West fought in the Civil War, and later became a lawyer. He was Governor of the Utah Territory from 1886-1894. From the description of Caleb W. West correspondence, 1886, 1899. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 58546805 ...

Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901

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Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) was a Republican politician who served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was both preceded and succeeded in office by Democrat Grover Cleveland. From the guide to the Benjamin Harrison letter to George C. Baker, 1888, (Brooklyn Historical Society) John Harrington Farley, born in Cleveland in 1845, was a Democratic politician who served three terms on Cleveland's city council (1871-1877) and two terms as its mayor (...

Speed, John Gilmer, 1853-1909

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Author, journalist, managing editor for the New York World, America Magazine and Leslie's Weekly, biographer of Keats. From the description of Letter to Mr. Phillips, 1894 February 9. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 49803219 ...

Clarkson, James Sullivan, 1842-1918

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Newspaper editor and proprietor and prominent Republican. Clarkson co-owned the Iowa State register with his father (Coker F. Clarkson) and brother (Richard). During his tenure as editor-in-chief the paper achieved national prominence as an organ of the Republican Party. Clarkson served as first assistant U.S. Postmaster General and Surveyor of Customs for the Port of New York, chairman of the Republican State Committee of Iowa and the National Executive Committee. In 1887 he organized the Natio...