Tatum, Edward, 1821-1883 to Charles Albert Tatum
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08967 Author/Creator: Tatum, Edward, 1821-1883 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 July 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 20.5 x 13 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses "fearfull times in N.Y." during the New York Draft Riots, which had just occured ten days earlier. Discusses an attempted robbery at a friend's house, but says the "most wicked & fearful part" of the riots "was the ill treatment of the poor colored people, several of whom were murdered by hanging & other means." Written to his son.
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