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Logan, John Alexander (1826-1886) to A. H. H. Dawson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02467.17 Author/Creator: Logan, John Alexander (1826-1886) Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 September 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25.3 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

General Logan replies to a note from Dawson. Invites Dawson to his home in Carbondale, Illinois, as soon as Dawson is finished lecturing in Ohio. Writes, "I think I can help you to do something that will be of service to you."

Logan was a United States Representative from Illinois 1859-1862 and 1867-1870, and Senator 1871-1876 and 1879-1886.

Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886

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