Box 1
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Contains 231 Results:
Letter: Abraham Lincoln to General Benham, 1864 August 5
File — Box: 1, Folder: 52
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series features correspondence written by Abraham Lincoln that covers a variety of different subjects, but primarily focuses on slavery, abolition, and the political atmosphere before and during the Civil War. The letters offer a glimpse into a tumultuous era that saw sectional tensions grow. This correspondence spans from 1852 to 1865; thus, scholars of the Civil War and American politics would find this collection most valuable. The series also includes ephemeral pieces such as a...
Dates:
1768 - 1992
Letter: Thomas D. Eliot & S. Hooper to Abraham Lincoln, Signed by Abraham Lincoln and Edwin M. Stanton, 1864 August 22
File — Box: 1, Folder: 53
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series features correspondence written by Abraham Lincoln that covers a variety of different subjects, but primarily focuses on slavery, abolition, and the political atmosphere before and during the Civil War. The letters offer a glimpse into a tumultuous era that saw sectional tensions grow. This correspondence spans from 1852 to 1865; thus, scholars of the Civil War and American politics would find this collection most valuable. The series also includes ephemeral pieces such as a...
Dates:
1768 - 1992
Letter: Abraham Lincoln to Unknown, re: Loyalty Oath 1865 March 10
File — Box: 1, Folder: 54
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series features correspondence written by Abraham Lincoln that covers a variety of different subjects, but primarily focuses on slavery, abolition, and the political atmosphere before and during the Civil War. The letters offer a glimpse into a tumultuous era that saw sectional tensions grow. This correspondence spans from 1852 to 1865; thus, scholars of the Civil War and American politics would find this collection most valuable. The series also includes ephemeral pieces such as a...
Dates:
1768 - 1992
Letter: Abraham Lincoln to Unknown, Pass for Laura Jones to cross lines into South, 1865 March 17
File — Box: 1, Folder: 55
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series features correspondence written by Abraham Lincoln that covers a variety of different subjects, but primarily focuses on slavery, abolition, and the political atmosphere before and during the Civil War. The letters offer a glimpse into a tumultuous era that saw sectional tensions grow. This correspondence spans from 1852 to 1865; thus, scholars of the Civil War and American politics would find this collection most valuable. The series also includes ephemeral pieces such as a...
Dates:
1768 - 1992
Ephemera: Abraham Lincoln Calling Card, ca. 1860?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 57
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series features correspondence written by Abraham Lincoln that covers a variety of different subjects, but primarily focuses on slavery, abolition, and the political atmosphere before and during the Civil War. The letters offer a glimpse into a tumultuous era that saw sectional tensions grow. This correspondence spans from 1852 to 1865; thus, scholars of the Civil War and American politics would find this collection most valuable. The series also includes ephemeral pieces such as a...
Dates:
1768 - 1992
Ephemera: Check from Levi Davis to Abraham Lincoln, 1840 December 17
File — Box: 1, Folder: 56
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series features correspondence written by Abraham Lincoln that covers a variety of different subjects, but primarily focuses on slavery, abolition, and the political atmosphere before and during the Civil War. The letters offer a glimpse into a tumultuous era that saw sectional tensions grow. This correspondence spans from 1852 to 1865; thus, scholars of the Civil War and American politics would find this collection most valuable. The series also includes ephemeral pieces such as a...
Dates:
1768 - 1992
Legal Document: Simeon Adams, Jr. Deed, 1838 April 13
File — Box: 1, Folder: 58
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series of legal documents includes cases on which various nineteenth century figures worked, including John T. Stuart, Stephen T. Logan, and William H. Herndon. There are railroad cases, legal deeds, custody disputes, and other types of legal proceedings from 1768 to 1874. A majority of these documents provide insight to the legal environment of Lincoln's time, such as legal records from Sangamon County, Illinois. This collection would be most useful for legal scholars...
Dates:
1768 - 1992
Legal Document: Edward Bates, Edward & William Stubbs Case, 1861 April 29
File — Box: 1, Folder: 59
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series of legal documents includes cases on which various nineteenth century figures worked, including John T. Stuart, Stephen T. Logan, and William H. Herndon. There are railroad cases, legal deeds, custody disputes, and other types of legal proceedings from 1768 to 1874. A majority of these documents provide insight to the legal environment of Lincoln's time, such as legal records from Sangamon County, Illinois. This collection would be most useful for legal scholars...
Dates:
1768 - 1992
Legal Document: Burdick Land Deed, 1822 February 11
File — Box: 1, Folder: 60
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series of legal documents includes cases on which various nineteenth century figures worked, including John T. Stuart, Stephen T. Logan, and William H. Herndon. There are railroad cases, legal deeds, custody disputes, and other types of legal proceedings from 1768 to 1874. A majority of these documents provide insight to the legal environment of Lincoln's time, such as legal records from Sangamon County, Illinois. This collection would be most useful for legal scholars...
Dates:
1768 - 1992
Legal Document: William Butler, Writ, 1840 June 24
File — Box: 1, Folder: 61
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series of legal documents includes cases on which various nineteenth century figures worked, including John T. Stuart, Stephen T. Logan, and William H. Herndon. There are railroad cases, legal deeds, custody disputes, and other types of legal proceedings from 1768 to 1874. A majority of these documents provide insight to the legal environment of Lincoln's time, such as legal records from Sangamon County, Illinois. This collection would be most useful for legal scholars...
Dates:
1768 - 1992