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Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Description
This handwritten letter, dated May 18, 1860, is written from Joseph A. Cody to possibly his sister describing what the city looks like with the crowds of people gathering for the 1860 Republican Convention in Chicago and mentions that he believes Abraham Lincoln will be nominated for vice-president. The letter is written on Fremont House Letterhead with an image of a five story building in the upper left corner.
Publication Date
5-18-1860
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.
Time Period
1860-1869
Subjects
Correspondence
Geographic Location
Chicago, (Ill.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence
Format (digital)
Digital ID
FVW-MANU-B1F104-1
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 4: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 104
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.
Temporal Coverage
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository
Recommended Citation
Letter, Joseph A. Cody to Unknown, May 18, 1860, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.