Timothy O. Howe Papers, 1846, 1854, 1857-1890
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Title: Timothy O. Howe Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1846, 1854, 1857-1890

Creator:
  • Howe, Timothy O. (Timothy Otis), 1816-1883
Call Number: Wis Mss L

Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (3 archives boxes)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Papers of Tomothy O. Howe, a Green Bay, Wis., attorney who was United States senator, 1861-1879, and postmaster general, 1881-1883. The major portion of the collection consists of typewritten copies of letters that Howe wrote to his niece, Grace T. Howe of Kenosha, Wis., in which he recorded in an informal and intimate manner his impressions of the social and political scene in Washington, D.C., and in Wisconsin. The collection also includes some original letters of David Atwood, Matthew H. Carpenter, Hamilton Fish, Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Rublee, Edwin M. Stanton, and Charles A. Sumner, dealing with political and economic issues.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-wis0000l
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