1. An ardent abolitionist, Hawley was born in North Carolina to a Connecticut Baptist pastor. He returned to Connecticut with his family, graduated from Hamilton College in 1847, and practiced law in Hartford. He served with major distinction in the southern campaign of the Civil War, achieving the rank of brevet major-general of volunteers, and served as the governor of Connecticut from 1866 to 1867. He then purchased two small newspapers and combined them to make the largest, most influential newspaper in Connecticut. As president of the United States Centennial Commission, Hawley was instrumental in the planning and execution of the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876. He was an active Republican and served as a United States congressman (1872–1875, 1879–1881) and senator (1901–1905).2. Graham Hood to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stiner, January 27, 1975, Stiner archives.