Letters regarding emancipation of slaves, the 1864 election, and Abraham Lincoln's assassination [Decimalized .01-.03]

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GLC#
GLC08483
Type
Header Record
Date
1862-1865
Title
Letters regarding emancipation of slaves, the 1864 election, and Abraham Lincoln's assassination [Decimalized .01-.03]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
3 items
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Butler, fl. 1864
Calvin, fl. 1865
Cleland, Celia, fl. 1865
Cleland, William, fl. 1865
Delarue, M., fl. 1862
Fenton, Reuben Eaton, 1819-1885
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Sloan, C. M., fl. 1862
Sloan, E. C., fl. 1862
Taylor, D. A., fl. 1864
Assassinations
Civil War
Military History
President

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Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to C. M. Sloan

22 October 1862

Delarue, W., fl. 1862

Expresses relief at Mrs. Sloan's safe arrival in St. Louis, Missouri, stating "It is no small 'Job' to travel such long distances with a large family of small children & having no father to protect them." Inquires regarding a life insurance policy...

GLC08483.01
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Butler

November 1, 1864

Taylor, D. A., fl. 1864

Discusses the 1864 Presidential election with Butler (possibly a captain in the Army of the Potomac). States "You ask for whom I am going to vote Lincoln & Governor Fenton in fact the whole Republican Ticket And all your friends as well as myself...

GLC08483.02
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Celia

7 May 1865

Calvin, fl. 1865

Calvin, a Union soldier, discusses the 14 April 1865 death of President Abraham Lincoln with Celia (possibly Celia Cleland). States "We have met with the greatest loss that ever any Nation met with in loosing our much beloved President Abraham...

GLC08483.03