Robert Roberts Hitt (American National Biography)

Scholarship
Thomas M. Leonard, "Hitt, Robert Roberts," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/05/05-00348.html.
Because of Hitt's shorthand skills, Abraham Lincoln selected him to record the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858. Hitt favored Lincoln's position against federal interference with slavery in the southern states and against slavery's extension westward. From 1857 until 1860 Hitt worked as the official stenographer of the Illinois state legislature. During the U.S. Civil War, Hitt was a reporter on several Federal government investigatory commissions. The most notable was the inquiry into General John C.
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“Amendment to the Massachusetts State Constitution,” New York Times, May 11, 1859

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Amendment to the Massachusetts State Constitution
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“Amendment to the Massachusetts State Constitution,” New York Times, May 11, 1859, p. 4: 4.
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“Respect for Law,” Fayetteville (NC) Observer, May 30, 1859

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Respect for Law
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“Respect for Law,” Fayetteville (NC) Observer, May 30, 1859, p. 3: 3.
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“Russia and America,” New Orleans (LA) Picayune, March 20, 1859

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Russia and America
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“Russia and America,” New Orleans (LA) Picayune, March 20, 1859, p. 3: 3.
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“The Douglas Manifesto,” Bangor (ME) Whig and Courier, July 4, 1859

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The Douglas Manifesto
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“The Douglas Manifesto,” Bangor (ME) Whig and Courier, July 4, 1859, p. 1: 6.
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“Railroad Disasters,” Washington (DC) National Intelligencer, July 4, 1859

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Railroad Disasters
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“Railroad Disasters,” Washington (DC) National Intelligencer, July 4, 1859, p. 3: 2.
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“Greeley Meets a Slave Dealer,” Fayetteville (NC) Observer, June 9, 1859

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Greeley Meets a Slave Dealer
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“Greeley Meets a Slave Dealer,” Fayetteville (NC) Observer, June 9, 1859, p. 2: 4.
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“The President’s Visit,” Fayetteville (NC) Observer, June 6, 1859

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The President’s Visit
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“The President’s Visit,” Fayetteville (NC) Observer, June 6, 1859, p. 3: 2.
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