Sayles Jenks Bowen papers, 1836-1882 (bulk 1876-1882).
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Mixed materialsDescription: 1,000 items; 5 containers; 1.8 linear feetSubject(s): - Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886
- Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893
- Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893 -- Correspondence
- Chandler, William E. (William Eaton), 1835-1917 -- Correspondence
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 -- Correspondence
- Fenton, Reuben E. (Reuben Eaton), 1819-1885 -- Correspondence
- Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
- Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
- Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893
- Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926 -- Correspondence
- Platt, James H., 1837-1894 -- Correspondence
- Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912 -- Correspondence
- Elections -- United States -- 1876
- Elections -- United States -- 1880
- United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century
- Mayors -- Washington (D.C.)
- Public officials
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Correspondence, business papers, and legal papers. Subjects include the elections of 1876 and 1880, the presidential administration of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, political support for Chester Alan Arthur, James Gillespie Blaine, and James A. Garfield, and opposition to Ulysses S. Grant. Correspondents include James Gillespie Blaine, William E. Chandler, Frederick Douglass, Reuben E. Fenton, Robert Todd Lincoln, James H. Platt, and Whitelaw Reid.
Public official and mayor of Washington, D.C.
Collection material in English.
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