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Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 to John J. Crittenden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02490.14 Author/Creator: Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 May 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Discussing a request for arms for Union men in Kentucky.

Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872
Crittenden, John Jordan, 1787-1863
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Government and Civics
Lincoln's Cabinet
Union Forces
Weaponry
Military History
Civil War
American Statesmen
The American Civil War

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