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Letter from Justin S. Morrill to Jonathan Baldwin Turner, December 30, 1861

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Title
Letter from Justin S. Morrill to Jonathan Baldwin Turner, December 30, 1861
Creator
Morrill, Justin S.  
Date
1861-12-30  
Decade
1860s
Description
Letter written from Justin S. Morrill, serving in the US House of Representatives, to Jonathan Baldwin Turner. In this letter, Morrill writes that he is happy to sign this bill into a law, thus coming one step closing to founding a land grant university in Illinois. Morrill is best known for establishing land grant universities through the Land Grant College Act, also named the Morrill Act.
Extent
1 sheet (1 page)
Dimensions
12.75 cm x 20 cm
Language
eng
Geographic Subject
Washington (D.C.)  
Genre Subject
Correspondence  
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder
MS 333: Correspondence: Incoming; Box 1, Folder: 1854-1866
Collection Title
Jonathan Baldwin Turner Papers
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Acquisition information
Donated by Mary Turner Carriel in 1913 or by her son Reverend Charles A. Carriel in 1939.
Repository
Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Type
  • Text  
  • Correspondence  
Identifier
0333_003_003_17
Collection
Jonathan Baldwin Turner Papers (Digitized Content)
TitleLetter from Justin S. Morrill to Jonathan Baldwin Turner, December 30, 1861
CreatorMorrill, Justin S.  
Date1861-12-30  
Decade1860s
DescriptionLetter written from Justin S. Morrill, serving in the US House of Representatives, to Jonathan Baldwin Turner. In this letter, Morrill writes that he is happy to sign this bill into a law, thus coming one step closing to founding a land grant university in Illinois. Morrill is best known for establishing land grant universities through the Land Grant College Act, also named the Morrill Act.
Extent1 sheet (1 page)
Dimensions12.75 cm x 20 cm
Languageeng
Geographic SubjectWashington (D.C.)  
Genre SubjectCorrespondence  
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folderMS 333: Correspondence: Incoming; Box 1, Folder: 1854-1866
Collection TitleJonathan Baldwin Turner Papers
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Acquisition informationDonated by Mary Turner Carriel in 1913 or by her son Reverend Charles A. Carriel in 1939.
RepositoryIllinois History and Lincoln Collections
Type
  • Text  
  • Correspondence  
Identifier0333_003_003_17
CollectionJonathan Baldwin Turner Papers (Digitized Content)

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