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ALGERNON SIDNEY WASHBURN: An Inventory of His Family Correspondence (365 words)
	Elihu Washburn was born September 23, 1817 on a farm in Livermore, Maine.
	Elihu was a member of the U.S. Congress (1852-1868), minister to France (1869-1877), an active Republican Party leader, and a friend of Ulysses S. Grant.
	William Drew Washburn, Elihu's younger brother (born January 14, 1831), was born on the family farm and graduated from Bowdoin College (1854).

Elihu B. Washburne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (330 words)
	Elihu Benjamin Washburne (September 23, 1816 – October 23, 1887) Born in Livermore, Maine, he was one of seven brothers that played a prominent role in the early formation of the United States Republican Party.
	A member of United States House of Representatives, Washburne was known for his courage, and met President-elect Lincoln upon his arrival to Washington, DC on February 23, 1861.
	Originally a Whig, Washburne was an early member of the Republicans and a leader of the Radical Republicans.

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