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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Letters regarding emancipation of slaves, the 1864 election, and Abraham Lincoln's assassination [Decimalized .01-.03]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08483 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1862-1865 Pagination: 3 items Order a Copy

Butler, fl. 1864
Calvin, fl. 1865
Cleland, Celia, fl. 1865
Cleland, William, fl. 1865
Delarue, M., fl. 1862
Fenton, Reuben Eaton, 1819-1885
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Sloan, C. M., fl. 1862
Sloan, E. C., fl. 1862
Taylor, D. A., fl. 1864

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