Yates, Richard,  1815-1873. <br/><br/>
Richard Yates correspondence, 1855-1862. 

 - 11  items. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence of Yates relating to Abraham Lincoln, the 1860 Republican National Convention and presidential election, the Emancipation Proclamation, and other political affairs.  Correspondents include Schuyler Colfax, William Henry Herndon, and Nathaniel McLean.  Includes typewritten transcripts of the correspondence. 
<br/><br/><br/>Illinois governor and U.S. representative and senator from Illinois. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/>Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm2009085485 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885 --Correspondence.<br/>Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891 --Correspondence.<br/>Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. <br/>McLean, Nathaniel, 1815-1905 --Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Meeting Names: </label><br/>Republican National Convention.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Emancipation Proclamation.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Elections--United States--1860.<br/>Slavery--United States.<br/>Slaves--Emancipation--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--African Americans.--Civil War, 1861-1865<br/>United States--Politics and government--1857-1861.<br/>United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Governors--Illinois.<br/>Representatives, U.S. Congress--Illinois.<br/>Senators, U.S. Congress--Illinois.