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Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 to Sarah Butler Woster

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04582 Author/Creator: Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 December 1878 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 12.6 cm Order a Copy

Regrets that he cannot part with his commissions and a letter signed by Abraham Lincoln stating that he and his children have agreed that they are too precious. Written on stationary of the Headquarters Army of the United States.

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Woster, Sarah Butler, fl. 1878
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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