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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.10.006 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph M. Maitland |
| Title | Elhanan M. Mast to James M. Maitland discussing the death of George Hopper |
| Date | 5 January 1854 |
| Author | Mast, Elhanan M. (fl. 1837-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes from "Home" to his brother-in-law, saying that he "was very much pleased to have the honor of receiving a letter from the Honorable J M Maitland, Rep of Champaign Co." Reports with great detail on the death of George Hopper, possibly a family friend or relative. Tells him that "I should like very much to see you in your new station I suppose you fill quite a conspicuous seat in the house of R first because you are a man of fine personal appearance, and second because you have always been faithful and unyealding democrat, and I think that your honorable body of Reps could not bestow honors upon a more worthy person." |
| Subjects | Children and Family Election Politics Government and Civics Democratic Party Death |
| People | Maitland, James M. (1815-1864) Mast, Elhanan M. (fl. 1837-1865) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | Children & Family; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |