William Sprague letters4079357Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-10-02 21:24:41 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Rare Book and Manuscript Library William Sprague letters Sprague, William, 1830-1915 4079357 MS#1186 English /repositories/2/resources/3127 1 box 1 box (66 items) 1861-1871 Arrangement

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 Summary

Letters to Sprague from his military and political associates, dealing chiefly with the political questions of the day.

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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); William Sprague letters; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Bancroft. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1947. Accession number--M-47.

 Biographical / Historical

Governor of Rhode Island, 1859-1862, U.S. Senator, 1863-1875. Sprague served under General Burnside in the Civil War.

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Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 09/--/89.

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 Governors -- Rhode Island United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1877 Legislators Politicians Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881 William Sprague letters/repositories/2/archival_objects/17679261