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Herndon, William Henry (1818-1891) Author, Illinois
Papers, 1824-1933. ca. 4,600 items.
In part, transcripts and photocopies.
Includes a petition by the officers of the 69th New York
State Militia for the exchange of Col. Michael Corcoran; clippings
and extracts on prisoner exchange; letters between President
Lincoln, Salmon P. Chase, and Gen. Henry Halleck; and a
published letter from Judge Charles P. Daly to Senator Ira
Harris, Dec. 21, 1861, entitled "Are Southern Privateersmen
Pirates?"
Finding aid and microfilm copy (15 reels) available.
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Hertz, Emanuel (1870-1940) Jurist, Illinois
Collection, 1826-1936. 80 items.
Chiefly galley proofs of Hertz' Abraham Lincoln: A New
Portrait (1931), and speeches and articles about Lincoln.
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Hewitt, Edward L. USN
Notebook, 1864. 1 item.
Contains drawings and technical notes on steam navigation
prepared by Hewitt aboard the U.S.S. Mahaska while on
patrol duty in the St. Johns River, Fla., May 1864.
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Hickey Family
Collection, 1803-1900. 41 items.
Letter from H. H. Pope to Lt. Myron Hickey, July 30,1863,
La Grange, Tenn., concerning reconnaissance duty in Tennessee
and deaths in Hickey's former regiment, the 5th Michigan
Cavalry; letter from Lt. Myron Hickey to his family, May 8,
1863, Fairfax Courthouse, Va.; and two letters from Sgt. Andrew
Hickey to his brother Frederick, July 1862 and Feb. 1863, concerning
campaigns in Mississippi and Tennessee. Also includes
Andrew Hickey's commission as sergeant in the 3d Michigan
Cavalry, Sept. 1862.
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Hill, Sara Jane Full (18397-1914) Missouri
Papers, 1861-1952. 2 items.
Transcripts.
"Reminiscences of the Civil War," 1861-65. Describes the
secession crisis in Missouri, civil disorder in St. Louis, the contributions
of women to the war effort, Union sentiment and
recruitment in St. Louis, and the treatment of runaway slaves.
Also provides information on camp life, morale, entertainment,
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