Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1832, Feb. 26 | Born, Essingen, near Landau, Bavaria |
| 1838 | Immigrated to the United States |
| 1854-1856 | Editor, Free Press, Pittsfield, Ill. |
| 1856-1860 | Clerk for secretary of state of Illinois |
| 1860-1865 | Private secretary to Abraham Lincoln |
| 1865 | Married Therena Bates (died 1885) |
| 1865-1869 | United States consul, Paris, France |
| 1872-1888 | Marshall, Supreme Court of the United States |
| 1890 | Published with John Hay Abraham Lincoln; A History. New York: Century Co. 10 vols. |
| 1901, Sept. 26 | Died, Washington, D.C. |