Members of the House are entitled to some perquisites: All the back numbers of the Congressional Globe, a small library of some value; seven...

The Ohio members generally dined with General H. B. Banning of Mount Vernon at his headquarters at Alexandria. Visited the soldiers' cem...

State of Iowa Senate Chamber, Des Moines, Iowa, Feb 25, 1860. Dear Sir I wrote you immediately after the Convention. As near as I...

Keokuk Dec 27 th 1859 My Dear Sir Our State Convention comes off soon probably too Soon for the appointment of delegates to the Nati...