Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 to Edwin M. Stanton

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GLC05508.008
GLC#
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Type
Letters
Date
September 29, 1862
Author/Creator
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Title
to Edwin M. Stanton
Pagination
Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 19.8 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

A two-page petition regarding churches in Port Royal, S.C., occupies recto and verso of first leaf. Lincoln's note appears on verso of second leaf. Lincoln writes about the danger of conflict among different religious denominations in their ministry to the colored people in Port-Royal. He suggests that the churches not have interference from others, hoping that "a real Christian charity and forbearance on the part of all" will eliminate the discord. One colored bust engraving of Lincoln included.

Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953). Vol. V 1861 - 1862,
p. 445 - 446.

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