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Iowa Trust letterbook

Description

The letterbook pertains to the Iowa tract and titled "Hiram Barney Private Letters." Formerly call no. mssHM 70911.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1861-1871
Call number
mssHB
Creator
Barney, Hiram(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
gift of Nicholas W. Gillham, July 2008.
Purchased from Walter T. Shatford, 1962.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Barker, James H., (1812-1885,)
Barney, Maginel Wright, (1877-1966.)
Bryant, William Cullen, (1794-1878.)
Butler, William Allen, (1825-1902.)
Carnegie, Andrew, (1835-1919.)
Clinch, Charles P. (1797-1880.)
Chase, Salmon P. (1808-1873.)
Corning, Erastus, (1794-1872.)
Delavan, Edward C. (1793-1871.)
Fessenden, William Pitt, (1806-1869.)
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), (1822-1885.)
Greeley, Horace, (1811-1872.)
Harrington, George, (1815-1892,)
Hayes, Rutherford B., (1822-1893.)
Jay, John, (1817-1894.)
Harrison, Benjamin, (1833-1901.)
Key, Francis Scott, (1779-1843.)
Kilbourne, David Wells, (1803-1876,)
Kozlay, Eugene A., (1779-1843.)
Lincoln, Abraham, (1809-1865.)
Madison, James, (1751-1836.)
McKinley, William, (1843-1901.)
Pierce, Edward Lillie, (1829-1897.)
Reid, H. J., (active 1861-1871,)
Romero, Matías, (1837-1898.)
Sak & Fox Nation (1831-1906.)
Schofield, John McAllister, (1810-1886.)
Seymour, Horatio, (1820-1891.)
Sherman, William T. (1788-1873.)
Stevens, Breese Jacob.
Tappan, Lewis,
Associated organization
Athenaeum Association (New York, N.Y.).
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