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Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Description
This handwritten letter, dated January 2, 1847, is written from Hannibal Hamlin to a friend as a response to a letter he received from the friend and discusses a case he is currently working on. The letter goes on to discuss the proposition to keep California a free territory.
Publication Date
1-2-1847
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
1840-1849
Subjects
Correspondence
Geographic Location
New York
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence
Format (digital)
Digital ID
FVW-MANU-B1F125
First Page
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
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 125
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
Letter, Hannibal Hamlin to a Friend, January 2, 1847, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.