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Contributor
Frank and Virginia Williams
Description
This handwritten letter, dated October 6, 1871, is written from Benjamin Butler, an American major general of the Union Army, politician, lawyer and businessman from Massachusetts, to an unknown person. The letter authorizes publication of Butler's lecture. This letter was found tipped into volume five, between pages 282-283 of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.
Publication Date
10-6-1871
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
1870-1879
Subjects
Butler, Benjamin, 1818 – 1893
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence: 1 leaf
Format (digital)
Digital ID
FVW_NH_V5_1871-10-06_Letter_001
Source
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln, Volume 5, pages 282-283
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.5, pages 282-283, Original Documents and Original photographs in Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln , Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries