Oliver P. Morton oversize collection, 1865-1877
File — Folder: OBC044
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consist primarily of correspondence and papers from Oliver P. Morton’s senatorial career with an emphasis on the 1876 presidential election and Louisiana politics in 1873 and 1874. There is also family correspondence, financial papers, speeches and notes on Republican politics, the U.S. Civil War, secession, and Reconstruction.
There are also an oversize folder and a volume, which include extractions and a letter from R.R. Barrow, 1872/08/05 and 1872/09/29; speeches by General Sheldon (1872/09/02) and Colonel George Williamson (1872/10/24), an issue of the Houna Terrebonne Banner (1872/10/24), and other miscellaneous materials such as newspapers, broadsides, and a printed memorial for Morton, ranging from 1865-1877 (OBC044); and "Nomination by Ballot, Election by Lot with Prayer to God" by a Civil Magistrate as "a proposed REMEDY for our Political Corruptions" (1866-1867) (V438).
Correspondents include Schuyler Colfax, Henry W. Halleck, Andrew Johnson, Henry S. Lane, Abraham Lincoln, George B. McClellan, Joaquin Miller, William H. Seward, Caleb B. Smith, Edwin M. Stanton, Lew Wallace, and Richard Yates.
There are also an oversize folder and a volume, which include extractions and a letter from R.R. Barrow, 1872/08/05 and 1872/09/29; speeches by General Sheldon (1872/09/02) and Colonel George Williamson (1872/10/24), an issue of the Houna Terrebonne Banner (1872/10/24), and other miscellaneous materials such as newspapers, broadsides, and a printed memorial for Morton, ranging from 1865-1877 (OBC044); and "Nomination by Ballot, Election by Lot with Prayer to God" by a Civil Magistrate as "a proposed REMEDY for our Political Corruptions" (1866-1867) (V438).
Correspondents include Schuyler Colfax, Henry W. Halleck, Andrew Johnson, Henry S. Lane, Abraham Lincoln, George B. McClellan, Joaquin Miller, William H. Seward, Caleb B. Smith, Edwin M. Stanton, Lew Wallace, and Richard Yates.
Dates
- 1855-1909
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.66 Cubic Feet (7 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize folder, 1 volume)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Morton, Oliver P. (Oliver Perry), 1823-1877 (Person)
- From the Collection: Carvajal, Jose Maria de Jesus, 1810-1874 (Person)
- From the Collection: Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
