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Forney, John W. 1817-1881.

John W. Forney papers, 1841-1881. - 150 items. 1 container.

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Correspondence (chiefly letters of introduction and courtesy notes) and autographs collected by Forney relating to his various positions. Persons represented include Edward Bates, Montgomery Blair, Orville Hickman Browning, Simon Cameron, Salmon P. Chase, William P. Fessenden, Joseph Henry, Morton McMichael, Robert Dale Owen, Wendell Phillips, Lyman Trumbull, Thurlow Weed, and Henry Wise.


Editor, publisher, clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, and secretary of the U.S. Senate.


Collection material in English.

LCCN: mm 78021113

Subjects--Personal Names:
Bates, Edward, 1793-1869.
Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883.
Browning, Orville Hickman, 1806-1881.
Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889.
Chase, Salmon P. 1808-1873.
Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869.
Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878.
McMichael, Morton, 1807-1879.
Owen, Robert Dale, 1801-1877.
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884.
Trumbull, Lyman, 1813-1896.
Weed, Thurlow, 1797-1882.
Wise, Henry A. 1806-1876.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Congress. House.
United States. Congress. Senate.

Index Terms--Occupation:
Clerks, U.S. House of Representatives.
Editors.
Publishers.
Secretaries, U.S. Senate.