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#3974
CHARLES LANMAN PAPERS
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Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895.
Papers, 1858-1859; 1868.
11 items.

Brief autobiographical sketches submitted to Lanman by members of Congress
for inclusion in his "Dictionary of the United States Congress," first
published in 1859.  The sketches contain some unpublished material.
Subjects include Thomas Bragg (1810-1872), Aaron Venable Brown (1795-1859),
Clinton Levering Cobb (1842-1879), Francis Burton Craige (1811-1875), John
Thomas Deweese (1835-1906), John Adams Gilmer (1805-1868), Richard Clausell
Puryear (1801-1867), Edwin Godwin Reade (1812-1894), William N. H. Smith
(1812-1889), Zebulon Baird Vance (1830-1894), and Felix Walker (1753-
1828), by his grandson.

Purchase, 1973.

ONLINE CATALOG TERMS:
   Bragg, Thomas, 1810-1872.
   Brown, Aaron V. (Aaron Venable), 1795-1859.
   Cobb, Clinton Levering, 1842-1879.
   Craige, Francis Burton, 1811-1875.
   Deweese, John T. (John Thomas), 1835-1906.
   Gilmer, John Adams, 1805-1868.
   Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895.
   Legislators--United States--Biography.
   Puryear, R. C. (Richard Clauselle), 1801-1867.
   Reade, Edwin Godwin, 1812-1894.
   Smith, William Nathan Harrell, 1812-1889.
   United States. Congress--Biography.
   Vance, Zebulon Baird, 1830-1894.
   Walker, Felix, 1753-1828.

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