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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...

Phillips, P. (Philip), 1807-1884

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Philip Phillips (December 13, 1807 – January 14, 1884) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1853 to 1855. He was the first Jewish American elected to the House from Alabama. Born in Charleston, South Carolina and educated at the Middletown Military Academy in Middletown, Connecticut, he returned to Charleston in 1825, where he studied law. After being admitted to t...

United States. Supreme Court

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Supreme Court of the United States, final court of appeal and final expositor of the Constitution of the United States. Within the framework of litigation, the Supreme Court marks the boundaries of authority between state and nation, state and state, and government and citizen. Scope And Jurisdiction The Supreme Court was created by the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as the head of a federal court system, though it was not formally established until Congress passed the Judiciary Act in 17...

King, William R. (William Rufus), 1786-1853

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William Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786 – April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the 13th vice president of the United States for six weeks in 1853 before his death. Earlier he had been elected as a U.S. representative from North Carolina and a senator from Alabama. He also served as minister to France during the reign of King Louis Philippe I. A Democrat, he was a Unionist and his contemporaries considered him to be a moderate on the issues of sectionalism, slavery ...

Lamar, L. Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1825-1893

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Lawyer of Georgia and later Mississippi, U.S. congressman from Mississippi, member of President Cleveland's cabinet, and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. From the description of L. Q. C. Lamar papers, 1864-1874 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24095749 Resident of Oxford (Lafayette County), Miss. From the description of Letter and Clipping, 1875-1887. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32452483 Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1...

Forsyth, John, 1780-1841

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John Forsyth (1780-1841) was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on October 22. He graduated from Princeton in 1799 and was admitted to the bar in 1802. In 1808, Forsyth became the Attorney-General of Georgia. He was elected governor of Georgia in 1828. He married Clara Meigs, daughter of Josiah Meigs, who was the first president of Franklin College (later named the University of Georgia). Forsyth died on October 21, 1841. From the description of John Forsyth papers, 1811-1841. (Georgi...

Smith, Hoke, 1855-1931

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Hoke Smith (1855-1931), lawyer, politician, U.S. Senator, born in Newton, North Carolina. From the description of Hoke Smith papers, 1879-1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477511 Hoke Smith (1855-1931), politician, Georgia Governor (1907-1909, 1911), U.S. Senator, resided in Atlanta, Georgia. From the description of Hoke Smith papers, 1886-1930 (bulk 1920-1925). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477302 Governor of the state of Georgia and Secretary o...

Harlan, John Marshall, 1833-1911

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U.S. Supreme Court justice. From the description of John Marshall Harlan : miscellaneous papers, 1869-1906. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49278815 John M. Harlan was born on June 1, 1833, at Harlan Station, Kentucky. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1853. During the Civil War he raised and commanded a Union regiment. In 1862, he defeated John Hunt Morgan at Rolling Fork River Bridge. Shortly there after, he resigned from the army because ...

Olney, Richard, 1835-1917

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U.S. attorney general, U.S. secretary of state, and lawyer. From the description of Richard Olney papers, 1830-1928 (bulk 1893-1917). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131217 Counsel for Boston & Maine Railroad; Secretary of State under Grover Cleveland (1893-1897). From the description of Richard E. Olney collection, 1895-1974. (Falmouth Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70969627 Biographical Note ...

Guthrie, George Wilkins, 1848-1917.

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George W. Guthrie was an attorney before being elected to Mayor of Pittsburgh in 1905. He supported Woodrow Wilson in 1913 and was rewarded with the post of Ambassador to Japan. He remained in this position until his death in 1917. From the description of Eulogy for George Wilkins Guthrie 1917. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 53621467 ...

Levy, Jacob Clavius, 1788-1875.

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Businessman of Charleston, South Carolina. Jacob C. Levy was the director of the Union Insurance Company and was associated with the Hebrew Orphan Society of Charleston. From the description of Letter : Charleston, S.C., to Henry Bailey, 1847 June 15. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144154 ...

Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869

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American jurist and politician. From the description of Letter signed : "War Department," to William Pitt Fessenden, 1862 May 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580939 U.S. secretary of war 1862-1868. From the description of Telegram (draft) : ms. : Washington, D.C., to Ulysses S. Grant, Appomattox C.H., Va., 1865 Apr. 9. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122380613 Secretary of War; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. ...

United States and Mexican Claims Commission

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Joint commission to adjust private claims of American citizens against the Mexican government, and of Mexican citizens against the U.S. government. Met July 31, 1869-1876 Jan. 31, with the umpire finishing 1876 Nov. 20. Each country had one commissioner at a time, and they chose an umpire. From the description of United States and Mexico Claims Commission, 1868-1877, awards, 1869-1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 13810554 The United States and Mexican Claims Commission wa...

Campbell, James B., 1808-1883

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Charleston, S.C. attorney, businessman, and politician. Born in Oxford, Mass., Campbell came to Edisto Island, S.C. in 1826 as a teacher. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1832, settling in Charleston. He married Anna M. Bennett, and they had two daughters, Mary B. and Celia Campbell. Campbell served as director of the Savannah and Charleston Railroad Co., the Edisto and Ashley Canal Co., and other companies. Beginning with the nullification controversy, Campbell became active in pol...