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OLPb059LIN Linn, Lewis Fields, 1795-1843 Letter by Lewis F. Linn September 29, 1840 1 sheet This letter from Lewis F. Linn to Mr. Anderson is a request for a shipment of books and papers from Washington D.C. Special Collections English

Biographical Note

Lewis Fields Linn was a U.S. senator from Missouri, who served in Congress from 1833-1843. Linn was a vocal proponent of "Manifest Destiny. He was the author of the Oregon Bill of 1843, which provided extensive land grant provisions.

1 handwritten letter.

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Lewis F. Linn Letter (OLPb059LIN), Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.

Purchased by Lewis & Clark College in 2009.

Processed in 2009.

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Linn, Lewis Fields, 1795-1843 Pioneers