Letter, Abraham Lincoln and Edwin Stanton, May 23, 1862

Authors

Files

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This handwritten letter, dated May 23, 1862, is written from Abraham Lincoln and Edwin Stanton as a thanks on behalf of the two men to the Misses Clarke and family for "the beautiful flowers and more for the sentiments they feel authorized to infer and held by them. The letter is written from Gen. McDowell's Headquarters and signed by both Lincoln and Stanton. A ripped envelope with information on the authors of the letter penciled in. The back of the envelope has a lot of numbers written in pencil.

Publication Date

5-23-1862

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

Illinois

Object Type

text

Format (original)

document

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-MANU-B1F46

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 2: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 46

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, Abraham Lincoln and Edwin Stanton, May 23, 1862, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.