Bates, Edward 1793-1869 creator mixed material monographic eng 311 2 2 0.6 Correspondence, a diary, newspaper clippings, printed material, and other papers reflecting Bates's career in Missouri state politics and the U.S. House of Representatives and as U.S. attorney general. Includes memoranda read to President Lincoln's cabinet, Bates's opinion on the admission of West Virginia into the Union, and his statement entitled The Present Condition of the Country. Correspondents include C.R. Fritsch, Abraham Lincoln, and William T. Sherman. Open to research. Microfilm edition available, no. 19,769. Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1988. Lawyer, politician, and U.S. attorney general. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006047 Fritsch, C. R Correspondence Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Correspondence Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh) 1820-1891 Correspondence Statehood (American politics) Missouri Politics and government United States Politics and government 1815-1861 United States Politics and government 1861-1865 West Virginia Politics and government 1861-1865 Cabinet officers Lawyers Politicians mm 78012039 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms006047 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms006047.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006047 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006047.3 Open to research. DLC 790327 20260227111621.0 mm 78012039