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Contributor
Frank and Virginia Williams
Description
This handwritten letter, dated October 1, 1843, is written from Nathaniel P. Banks, a Union general during the Civil War to James Redpath, an American journalist and anti-slavery activist. The letter is a response to Redpath's request for Banks to go to Brunswick, New York on December 16 and updates Redpath on Banks' current travel plans. The back of the letter has Banks' name, location, and the date. This letter was found tipped into volume four, between pages 326-327 of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.
Publication Date
10-1-1843
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Publisher
New York : The Century Co
Time Period
1840-1849
Subjects
Banks, Nathaniel P., 1816 –1894; Redpath, James, 1833-1891
Geographic Location
Waltham, (Mass.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence: 1 leaf
Format (digital)
Digital ID
FVW_NH_V4_1843-10-01_Letter_001
Source
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln, Volume 4
Repository
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
E457 .N653 2011 V.4, pages 326-327, Original Documents and Original photographs in Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln , Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries