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Maitland, James M., 1815-1864 to Elhanan M. Mast

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.10.033 Author/Creator: Maitland, James M., 1815-1864 Place Written: Urbana, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 August 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 20 cm, Width: 25.5 cm Order a Copy

Reports to his brother-in-law that he has heard of the defeat at Manassas Junction, which took place on 21-22 July 1861, professing that the version of the story that he heard was much exaggerated. Informs him that Captain Baldwin's company has returned. Discusses the fall Democratic political campaign and how it relates to the war, the Constitution, and Abraham Lincoln's "course on the Habeas Corpus."

Mast, Elhanan M., fl., 1853-1862
Maitland, James M., 1815-1864
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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