Delahay, Mark W. (Mark William), 1818?-1879

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Delahay was an old friend of Lincoln who had formerly lived in Illinois, but moved to Leavenworth, Kansas. He had managed Lincoln's campaign in the territory, and as a reward for his political support Lincoln appointed him Surveyor-General for Kansas and Nebraska in April 1861.

From the description of Correspondence : Washington, D.C., with Abraham Lincoln, 1861 May 10. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122617157

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referencedIn Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882. Letter : Springfield, Ill., to [Mark W.] Delahay, n.p., 1860 May 25. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Lyman Trumbull Correspondence, 1843-1894, (bulk 1855-1872) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Hill, George D., 1820-1881. George D. Hill papers, 1843-1866 and 1870-1876. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn George D. Hill papers, 1843-1876 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Delahay, Mark William, 1817-1879. Correspondence : Washington, D.C., with Abraham Lincoln, 1861 May 10. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. ANS (initials) : to Mark Delahay, [1859 May 14]. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Correspondence and documents, 1854-1894 University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection
referencedIn Trumbull, Lyman, 1813-1896. Papers of Lyman Trumbull, 1843-1894 (bulk 1855-1872). Library of Congress
referencedIn Delahay, Mary E., b. ca. 1844. A Reminiscence: Washington, D.C., 1904. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Sherman, Isaac, 1818-1881. Papers of Isaac Sherman, 1832-1913 (bulk 1848-1881). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Herndon-Weik Collection of Lincolniana, circa 1824-1933 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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associatedWith Delahay, Mary E., b. ca. 1844. person
associatedWith Halderman, John A., 1833-1908 person
correspondedWith Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891 person
associatedWith Hill, George D., 1820-1881. person
correspondedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 person
associatedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. person
associatedWith Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882. person
correspondedWith Sherman, Isaac, 1818-1881. person
associatedWith Trumbull, Lyman, 1813-1896. person
correspondedWith Weik, Jesse William, 1857-1930 person
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Death 1879

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