Letter from Iowa Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood to Abraham Lincoln recommending promotion of Brigadier General Grenville M. Dodge to major general. September 24, 1863. As commander of the District of the Mississippi Dodge, a civil engineer, had been…
Letter from Abraham Lincoln to U.S. Senator James W. Grimes (Republican, Iowa) alerting him that a Congressional act requires special documenation of election credentials for delegates arriving for the next Congress. Lincoln writes on a copy of the…
Letter from Iowa Governor William M. Stone to Abraham Lincoln recommending appointment of Walter B. Scates as Brigadier General with the African Corps (United States Colored Troops). January 20, 1864. Nearly 180,000 African American soldiers served…
Letter from U.S. Senator James Harlan and other Iowa Congressional delegates to Abraham Lincoln outlining General Grenville M. Dodge's military accomplishments that merit his promotion to major general and requesting that Lincoln intervene on Dodge's…
Letter from Iowa Governor William M. Stone to Abraham Lincoln informing him that Iowan George E. Conwell will be visiting Washington D.C. to exhibit a promising new artillery projectile he invented for smoothbore guns. February 26, 1864. Copy.
Letter from General Samuel R. Curtis to Abraham Lincoln reporting on a reconnaissance of the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Fox, Sac, and Osage Indian territories in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kansas. Curtis emphasizes severe dislocations caused by…
The Victoria Hotel was built in 1899 at the cost of $50,000. It was built on the residence of Dr. Francis Grimmel, a physician and community leader. An addition was added in 1910 at the cost of $90,000, despite the fact that some critics charged the…
The Johnson-Lieferman photo collection was donated to the Clinton Public Library in 2011. All rights belong to the Clinton Public Library. This collection is stored at the Lyons Branch Library.
