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Showing posts with label Pacific Railroad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pacific Railroad. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 8, 2025

George W. Munford to Senator Robert M. T. Hunter, November 22, 1856

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( Confidential . ) RICHMOND, [VA.],  November  22d, 1856. DEAR SIR: Feeling anxious that Virginia should be properly represented in Mr. Bu...
Monday, June 16, 2025

The Winning Man—Abraham Lincoln.

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In presenting ABRAHAM LINCOLN to the National Republican Convention, as a candidate for the Presidency, were are actuated not by our great l...
Thursday, October 5, 2023

Abraham Lincoln’s 4th Annual Message to Congress, December 6, 1864

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Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: Again the blessings of health and abundant harvests claim our pro-roundest gra...
Saturday, June 24, 2023

Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, December 13, 1866

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WASHINGTON, D. C., December 13, 1866. DEAR UNCLE:— I saw the pictures of the Pacific Railroad last night. I fear you may think it a poor p...
Saturday, April 8, 2023

Senator John Sherman to Major General William T. Sherman, May 12, 1866

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The chief motive I have in the trip this fall is to notice the country through which the Pacific R. R. runs. The mistake made by Congress wa...
Saturday, March 17, 2018

Senator Salmon P. Chase to Edward L. Pierce, January 17, 1854

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Washington , Jan’y 17, 1854. My Dear Sir : I thank you for little note and for your kind appreciation of my wishes rather than my succe...
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Diary of Gideon Welles: Saturday, January 24, 1863

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Had a telegram at midnight from Admiral Porter of captures on White River. Senator Foot yesterday resigned his seat on the Naval Commit...
Saturday, April 18, 2015

Abraham Lincoln’s Second Annual Message to Congress, December 1, 1862

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December 1, 1862. Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: Since your last annual assembling another year of healt...