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LeMoyne, Madeline Romaine Bureau, John V. LeMoyne papers, 1863-1873
Title
LeMoyne, Madeline Romaine Bureau, John V. LeMoyne papers, 1863-1873
Creator
LeMoyne, John V., 1828-1918
Date
1863-1873
Place
United States
Subjects
Lawyers
,
Legislators
Summary
Mainly incoming correspondence of John V. LeMoyne, 1851-1875. The majority of the letters are addressed to LeMoyne in Chicago from family members and friends back home in Washington, Penn. Correspondents include Mary Anderson, Nettie Kennedy, Francis Julius LeMoyne, Frank LeMoyne, Jane LeMoyne, Julia LeMoyne, Madeline LeMoyne, Madeline Romaine Bureau LeMoyne, Nannie LeMoyne, Romaine LeMoyne, Thurston LeMoyne, Lizzie Shaler, Charlotte Wills, John Wills, and Wilma Wills. The letters focus on family affairs and show his mother's strong connections with her children and religious beliefs, and his father's opposition to his speculations in Chicago real estate. Letters from friends discuss opportunities in the West and Middle West, among other topics, and there are a few later letters (1888-1889) from London discussing a business matter. Also business and calling cards, a Gentian Club (Pittsburgh?) contract and members list, a letter from St. James Church in Chicago regarding LeMoyne's resignation as choir leader, and theatre tickets.
Biographical/Historical Note
Chicago lawyer and congressman. John Valcoulon LeMoyne was born in 1828 in Washington, Penn., to Madeline Romaine Bureau LeMoyne and Francis Julius LeMoyne. His father, a well-known abolitionist, was a vice presidential candidate of the Liberty Party and later erected the first crematorium in the U.S. near Washington, Penn. John LeMoyne studied law in Pittsburgh and was admitted to the bar in 1852. Early that same year he toured the West, determining to settle in Chicago and practice law. Defeated in an 1872 run for Congress, LeMoyne ran again in 1876 and served for approximately one year. He continued to practice law in Chicago and retired to Baltimore, Md., in 1887.
Format
Correspondence
Archival Collection Title
John V. LeMoyne papers
,
Midwest Manuscript Collection
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
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Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
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Call Number
Midwest MS LeMoyne
BibID
163916
Size
2025px × 3184px 36.93 MB
File Created
11/07/2017
Filename
991639168805867_mms_le_moyne_box_02_fl_15_08_03.tif
Unique Identifier
NL1ZM05