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C.M. Hawley letter to Schuyler Colfax
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Henry Wetherbee letter to Schuyler Colfax
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In this letter to Colfax, then serving as Vice-President of the United States, Wetherbee's opinion is that "jealousy of your popularity" is the cause of the reason why newspapers are "so down on you." Wetherbee, of course, believes none of it, and would have printed a rebuttal of his own but "thought it might produce more harm than good." With printed letterhead of the Office of Macpherson & Wetherbee, Lumber Dealers.
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James A. Garfield, Mentor, Ohio, letter to Richard Hawley :
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Regarding the "Morey letter," a letter purportedly written by Garfield to supposed union representative Henry Lee Morey claiming to be in favor of Chinese immigration. The letter was publicized during the 1880 presidential election campaign; Garfield denied being the author. Item is mounted on a ledger page with newspaper clippings about Hawley on the reverse, November 1880.
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Walter Scribner Schuyler letters
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These six letters document aspects of Lieutenant Schuyler's service on the Northern Great Plains in 1870-1871 (Wyoming and Nebraska), followed by his involvement in the 1877 campaign that brought the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877 to a conclusion. Schuyler mentions: George Crook, Thomas Duncan, John Gregory Bourke, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and Spotted Tail. The letters were written to Schuyler's father, mother and Albert C. Snyder. There is also a receipt and five newspaper clippings.
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Walter Scribner Schuyler letter to his mother
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This letter by Walter Scribner Schuyler, written from Omaha, Nebraska, describes a trip from there, to Franklin, Idaho. The author discusses Franklin's large Mormon community and the practice of polygamy. He also talks about Henry O. Harkness Ranch, the Rose Fork Indian Agency, and General George Crook.
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John Milton Bernhisel letter to Franklin Pierce
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Letter to President Franklin Pierce from John Milton Bernhisel, written while he was serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. Bernhisel writes to Pierce of public opinion in Utah, particularly regarding the Territory's desire to retain Brigham Young as governor. Bernhisel praises Young, noting that he possesses "the entire confidence of the people." He continues that "respecting Governor Young I would...refer your Excellency to...Stephen A. Douglas of the United States Senate." Bernhisel continues that Utah would like to see Zerubbabel Snow kept as Associate Judge, and that Seth M. Blair remain as United States Attorney for the district of Utah, and mentions Blair's original recommendation from Sam Houston. The letter is unsigned and appears incomplete.
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Charles E. Pickett letter to Thomas Hinckley Thompson
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In this letter, Pickett is alerting Thompson to an article recently published about Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. Pickett asks Thompson to include it in the next issue of the Sonoma Democrat (the newspaper published by Thompson). Pickett also talks about Vallejo's candidacy for presidential elector on the Democratic ticket and the Democratic party's state convention in California.
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