Davis, David, 1815-1886

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Illinois state legislator and jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and U.S. senator from Illinois.

From the description of Papers of David Davis, 1861-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71070696

Bloomington, Illinois lawyer; member of Illinois House of Representatives (1844-1846); judge 8th judicial circuit (1848-1862); U.S. Supreme Court justice (1862-1877); U.S. Senator (1877-1883).

From the description of Receipt for judgment costs, February 26, 1849. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 662739067

Davis served as the presiding judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit of Illinois from 1848-1862. He was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1862-1877, and U.S. Senator from Illinois from 1877-1883. Sarah G. Beck was the daughter of Robert Cooper Grier, a justice of the Supreme Court.

From the description of Letters and autograph of David Davis, 1864-1881. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234342915

Bloomington, Illinois lawyer; member of Illinois House of Representatives (1844-1846); judge 8th judicial circuit (1848-1862); U. S. Supreme Court justice (1862-1877); U.S. Senator (1877-1883).

From the description of Correspondence, 1855-1886. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 706817852

U.S. Supreme Court justice and U.S. senator from Illinois.

From the description of David Davis papers, 1844-1882 (bulk 1863-1864). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 152581831

Bloomington, Illinois, lawyer; member, Illinois House of Representatives, 1844-1846; jurist, 8th judicial circuit, 1848-1862; U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1862-1877; U.S. senator, 1877-1883.

From the description of Legal documents, 1840-1855. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28698068

From the description of Notes, n.d. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28698162

From the description of Papers, 1843-1883. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28698182

From the description of Letter: Indianapolis, [Indiana, 1872] June [i.e., July] 16. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28698165

From the description of Letter: Washington, D.C., to W[illia]m J. Fowler, Pittsford, N.Y., 1881 March 23. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28698138

From the description of Papers, 1864-1927. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28698174

From the description of Letter: Bloomington, Ill., 1883 Aug. 31. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28698143

From the description of Letter: Bloomington, Illinois, to [Henry E. Dummer], 1860 Feb. 20. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28698075

From the description of Letters, 1883-1885. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28698071

From the description of Letter: Bloomington, Ill., to [William Fitzhugh] Thorton, 1867 July 5. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28698131

From the description of Legal document, 1846 Dec. 5. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28698152

From the description of Letters: to David [P. Davis, Cecilton, Maryland], 1867-1880. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28698172

From the description of Speech: [Bloomington, Ill.], 1884 June 22. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28698149

Bloomington. Illinois, lawyer; member, Illinois House of Representatives, 1844-1846; jurist, 8th judicial circuit, 1848-1862; U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1862-1877; U.S. senator, 1877-1883.

From the description of Letter: Washington, D.C., to Charles Lanman, 1867 April 22. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28698177

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creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Correspondence, 1855-1886. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letters and autograph of David Davis, 1864-1881. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Legal document, 1846 Dec. 5. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letter to Whitney. Chicago, IL. 1867 Oct. 23. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. The David Davis family papers [microform]. Illinois State University, Milner Library
creatorOf Hostick, King V., 1914-1993,. King Hostick collection of Illinois county records, ca. 1766- 1933 (bulk 1800-1890) Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Halstead, Agnes Carpenter. Halstead Collection, 1826-1942. Cudahy Library
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Papers, 1864-1927. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letter : Washington, D.C., to Franklin B. Hough, 1879 Jan. 8. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Benjamin Helm Bristow Papers, 1839-1932, (bulk 1874-1896) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letter : Bloomington, Ill., to unknown person, n.p., 1860 Feb. 20. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letter : Bloomington, Ill., to unknown person, n.p., 1860 Feb. 20. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Lyman Trumbull Correspondence, 1843-1894, (bulk 1855-1872) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. David Davis papers, 1815-1964 (bulk 1815-1886). Chicago History Museum
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Speech: [Bloomington, Ill.], 1884 June 22. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Curtis" to "Devens". Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Walter Quintin Gresham Papers, 1857-1932, (bulk 1883-1895) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Legal documents, 1840-1855. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Walker, George, d. 1860. Samuel Chapman Armstrong collection, 1826-1947. Williams College, Sawyer Library
referencedIn Illinois. Circuit Court (Sangamon County). Gray vs Gray transcript, Dec. 19, 1855. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Receipt for judgment costs, February 26, 1849. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letters: to David [P. Davis, Cecilton, Maryland], 1867-1880. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Orme, William Ward, 1832-1866. Correspondence, 1862-1864. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letter: Bloomington, Ill., 1883 Aug. 31. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Abraham Lincoln Papers, 1774-1948 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letter : Washington, D.C., to Franklin B. Hough, 1879 Jan. 8. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Trumbull, Lyman, 1813-1896. Papers of Lyman Trumbull, 1843-1894 (bulk 1855-1872). Library of Congress
referencedIn Moore & Warner (Clinton, Ill.). Letterpress books, 1851-1901. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Berry, Elijah C. Autographs of contemporaries of Abraham Lincoln, 1823-1859. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Gridley, A., fl. 1861. Autograph letter signed : Bloomington, Illinois, to President Lincoln, 1861 April 5. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Green, Adeline Burr Davis, 1843-1931. Adeline Burr Davis Green papers, 1796-1956. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letter : Washington, D.C., to John S. Barron, New York, 1880 Jan. 12. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. David Davis papers, 1844-1882 (bulk 1863-1864). Library of Congress
creatorOf Parsons, Lewis B. (Lewis Baldwin), 1818-1907. Papers, 1799-1908 (bulk 1836-1908). Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Walter Quintin Gresham Papers, 1857-1932, (bulk 1883-1895) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Swisher, Carl Brent. The Carl Brent Swisher collection of research materials relating to Roger B. Taney. 1836-1962. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Mack, Florence,. Autographs. Colorado College, Tutt Library
referencedIn Wells, Edward Laight, b. 1839. Edward Laight Wells papers, 1858-1924. South Carolina Historical Society
referencedIn Pratt, Harry E. (Harry Edward), 1901-1956. Scrapbook, 1882-1946. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Swisher, Carl Brent. Carl Brent Swisher Collection of Research Material Relating to Roger B. Taney. 1836-1962. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Jesse W. Fell Papers, 1806-1965, (bulk 1830-1887) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Bradley, Joseph P., 1813-1892. Papers, 1836-1937. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Erskine, John, 1813-1895. Letter, May 10, 1886. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Pratt, Harry E. (Harry Edward), 1901-1956. Papers, ca. 1930. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Papers, 1843-1883. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Stuart-Hay Families. Papers, 1817-1892. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letter: Washington, D.C., to W[illia]m J. Fowler, Pittsford, N.Y., 1881 March 23. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letter: Indianapolis, [Indiana, 1872] June [i.e., July] 16. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letter : Washington, D.C., to John S. Barron, New York, 1880 Jan. 12. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn King, Willard L. (Willard Leroy), b. 1893. Willard L. King papers, ca. 1930s-1970s. Chicago History Museum
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letter: Bloomington, Ill., to [William Fitzhugh] Thorton, 1867 July 5. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881. Certificates, 1882. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letter: Bloomington, Illinois, to [Henry E. Dummer], 1860 Feb. 20. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn John Marshall Harlan Papers, 1810-1971, (bulk 1861-1911) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letter: Washington, D.C., to Charles Lanman, 1867 April 22. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Dalbey, Joseph A., 1821-1873. Legal documents, 1857-1859. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Papers of David Davis, 1861-1864. Library of Congress
creatorOf Dummer, Henry E. (Henry Enoch), 1808-1878. Papers, 1831-1891. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Robert R. Hitt Papers, 1830-1906 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Enos Family. Papers, 1796-1868. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letters, 1883-1885. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf Oglesby, Richard J. (Richard James), 1824-1899. Papers, 1846-1924. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. Notes, n.d. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
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Illinois--Bloomington
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Illinois
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Bloomington (Ill.)
Illinois
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United States
Illinois
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Bloomington (Ill.)
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Birth 1815-03-09

Death 1886-06-26

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