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100	1		_aButler, Benjamin F. _q(Benjamin Franklin), _d1818-1893.
245	0	0	_aBenjamin F. Butler papers, _f1778-1929 _g(bulk 1861-1893).
300			_a190,000 _fitems.
300			_a263 _fcontainers plus _a4 _foversize.
300			_a90 _flinear feet.
351			_aArranged in 9 series. Series 1: Personal File, 1778-1893; Series 2: General Correspondence, 1830-1894; Series 3: Legal File, 1841-1891; Series 4: Speeches and Writings, circa 1859-1892; Series 5: Subject File, circa 1830-1909; Series 6: Printed Matter, 1858-1929; Series 7: Letterbooks, 1861-1893; Series 8: Miscellany, 1810-1889; and Series 9: Oversize, 1858-1884.
506	0		_aOpen to research.
520	8		_aCorrespondence, letterbooks, order books, reports, notebooks, newspaper clippings, charts, maps, photographs, and other papers concerning Butler's Civil War commands, service as U.S. representative from and governor of Massachusetts, and candidacy for U.S. president in 1884. Documents Butler's participation in military operations in Maryland, 1861; Fort Clark and Fort Hatteras, Outer Banks, N.C., 1861; Petersburg, Va., 1864-1865; and Fort Fisher, N.C., 1864-1865. Also documents his service as military governor of New Orleans, La.; his activities as chairman of the congressional committee in 1867 investigating the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and as manager of the impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson; and his career as a lawyer. Includes material pertaining to cases such as Ex parte Milligan (Lambdin P. Milligan) and United States v. Farragut (David Glasgow Farragut). Also includes Pinkerton's National Detective Agency reports and other files concerning the breach of promise case, Oliver v. Cameron (Mary S. Oliver and Simon Cameron).
520	8		_aIncludes a letter with a detailed account from Charles Augustus Leale, a surgeon who witness Lincoln's assassination at Ford's Theatre and remained with him until his death; and correspondence with French and Spanish consuls in New Orleans and Butler's wife, Sarah Butler.
544			_3Some maps _etransferred to _aLibrary of Congress Geography and Map Division.
545	0		_aArmy officer, state legislator and U.S. representative from Massachusetts, governor of Massachusetts, and military governor of New Orleans.
546			_aCollection material in English.
555	8		_aFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012127
555	8		_aCard index to a portion of the correspondence available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room.
600	1	0	_aButler, Sarah Hildreth, _d1816-1876 _vCorrespondence.
600	1	0	_aCameron, Simon, _d1799-1889 _xTrials, litigation, etc.
600	1	0	_aFarragut, David Glasgow, _d1801-1870 _xTrials, litigation, etc.
600	1	0	_aJohnson, Andrew, _d1808-1875 _xImpeachment.
600	1	0	_aLincoln, Abraham, _d1809-1865 _xAssassination.
600	1	0	_aMilligan, Lambdin P. _xTrials, litigation, etc.
600	1	0	_aOliver, Mary S. _xTrials, litigation, etc.
610	2	0	_aPinkerton's National Detective Agency.
650		0	_aBreach of promise.
650		0	_aConsuls _zFrance _vCorrespondence.
650		0	_aConsuls _zSpain _vCorrespondence.
650		0	_aHabeas corpus _zUnited States.
650		0	_aMartial law _zUnited States.
650		0	_aTrials (Conspiracy) _zIndiana _zIndianapolis.
651		0	_aFort Fisher (N.C. : Fort) _xSiege, 1864-1865.
651		0	_aLouisiana _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865.
651		0	_aMaryland _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865.
651		0	_aMassachusetts _xPolitics and government _y19th century.
651		0	_aNew Orleans (La.) _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865.
651		0	_aNorth Carolina _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865.
651		0	_aOuter Banks (N.C.) _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865.
651		0	_aPetersburg (Va.) _xHistory _ySiege, 1864-1865.
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865.
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865 _xClaims.
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government _y1865-1900.
651		0	_aVirginia _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865.
656		7	_aArmy officers. _2itoamc
656		7	_aGovernors _zMassachusetts. _2itoamc
656		7	_aLegislators _zMassachusetts. _2itoamc
656		7	_aMilitary governors _zLouisiana _zNew Orleans. _2itoamc
656		7	_aRepresentatives, U.S. Congress _zMassachusetts. _2itoamc
856	4		_3Finding aid _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012127
856	4		_3Finding aid (PDF) _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012127.3
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