Our Collection

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.

Perry, William, fl. 1864 to Daniel Cohen

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00434.01 Author/Creator: Perry, William, fl. 1864 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 26, 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Height: 21 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Writes to Cohen, with whom he had been friends with back in Kansas. Most of the letter concerns past news. Discusses remembering the sack of Lawrence, Kansas.

Perry, William, fl. 1864
Cohen, Daniel, fl. 1864

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources