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Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) to Horace Greeley

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05507 Author/Creator: Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 April 1869 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 22 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Claims that the newspaper clamor over the terms of Confederate surrender, including slavery, would not have arisen had Lincoln not been assassinated. Fragment of a letter.

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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