Ingersoll, Robert G., Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20210315
The collection includes a large quantity of autograph manuscripts by the noted lawyer and lecturer Robert G. Ingersoll, the "Great Agnostic." There is also a group of Ingersoll correspondence, a law diary, and a group of early printed materials. Of major note are two manuscrpt drafts of the famous "Plumed Knight: speech nominating James G. Blaine for the presidency in 1876. An addition to the collection is an account book from Ingersoll's law firm giving details on his legal business.
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1.75 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
English
Gift of Isaac D. Levy
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository