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- GLC#
- GLC02016.001-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- December 20, 1860
- Author/Creator
- Painter, Heber, 1841-1900
- Title
- to sister Ella
- Place Written
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Pagination
- 4 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- Age of Jackson
Written on the day South Carolina seceded from the Union. Jokingly writes that he dreamt of being at a party with agreeable young ladies, but was abruptly awakened when he fell off his chair. Reports of strong Union feelings in Washington City amidst the secession of South Carolina. States that he infrequently visits the White House and has yet to see the East Room. He has received an invitation to visit Senator Simon Cameron, but has yet to reply. Complains of poor weather and asks Ellen to forgive him for such an "uninteresting letter."
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