"Ned" Baker: friend of Lincoln
Scope and Contents
Typescript monograph, "'Ned' Baker: Friend of Lincoln," by Edgar I. Stewart, about the life of Edward Dickinson Baker, circa 1963, with letter of transmittal. Monograph is 289 pages, including appendices, followed by 27 pages of notes.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1963
Creator
- Stewart, Edgar I. (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical note
Edward Dickinson Baker (1811-1861) was a senator from Oregon, 1860-1861, and friend of Abraham Lincoln. The town of Baker, Oregon, is named for him. He was killed in the Civil War at the Battle of Ball's Bluff in 1861, becoming the only sitting senator to be killed in the war.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (3 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Typescript monograph, "'Ned' Baker: Friend of Lincoln," by Edgar I. Stewart, circa 1963, about the life of Edward Dickinson Baker (1811-1861), a senator from Oregon, 1860-1861, and friend of Abraham Lincoln.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lib. Acc. 12735.
Subject
- Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to "'Ned' Baker: Friend of Lincoln"
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
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