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Letters from BODMAN, City Clerk

The city clerk of Chicago is in charge of record-keeping for Chicago, including for its elections, permits, licenses, and laws. When the Chicago City Council is in session, the city clerk also serves as council secretary. The clerk is a citywide elected office, and is one of three city-wide elected officials in the City of Chicago, along with the Mayor and the Treasurer.

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Letter

[Untitled], November 5, 1866.

From BODMAN, City Clerk

November 5, 1866

[Untitled] In Common Council, November 5, 1866. Alderman Talcott presented a preamble and appeal in relation to the late conviction, by a Canadian jury, of Colonel R. B. Lynch and…

Letter

BODMAN, City Clerk to Andrew Johnson, November 15, 1866

From BODMAN, City Clerk

To Andrew Johnson

November 15, 1866

[Untitled] City Clerk’s Office, Chicago, November 15, 1866. Sir I am directed by the common council of the city of Chicago to send to your excellency a certified copy of…