Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 to Gideon Welles re: furnishing coal for the Government

Return to my Collection Search Results

This image is not available on the website.

Order a PDF here

Object Details

GLC#: GLC02793.036-View header record
Type: Letters
Date: 1864/09/06
Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Title: to Gideon Welles re: furnishing coal for the Government
Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 21 cm

Time Period

Primary time period: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Sub-Era: The American Civil War

Summary of Content

Written as President. Not in Basler. Lincoln writes to his Secretary of Navy about a woman's proposal to supply coal. He suspects she is insane.

Subjects

Military Supplies

Government and Civics

Women's History

Military History

Guidelines & Notices

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources

Copyright Notice: The copyright law of the United States (title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.