Circular letter, Elijah M. Haines to state governors, 1867

Item Information

• Description
  Letter, with attachments, from Elijah M. Haines of Illinois to state governors regarding reconstruction and encouraging development and manufacturing in the southern states. Haines argues that states should adopt local self-government laws similar to the Township Organization Laws of Illinois and Wisconsin. Attached is three-page document titled: Local Self-Government: The True Policy on the Part of the Southern States for Restoration.

• Item ID
  bdsil10428
• Source Collection
  Broadsides and Ephemera Collection
• Spatial Coverage
  United States
  Illinois
  Lake County (Ill.)
  Chicago (Ill.)
• Language
  eng
• Title
  Circular letter, Elijah M. Haines to state governors, 1867
• Extent
  4 scans
• Date
  1867-01-08
• Folder
  IL1
• Type
  Text
  circular letters
• Subject
  Politics and government

• Copyright & Usage
  None