Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 to Edwin M. Stanton
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.008 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph note signed Date: 29 September 1862 Pagination: 1, 2 p. 25 x 19.8 cm + 1 engraving ; col. ; 21.1 x 15 cm Order a Copy
A two-page petition regarding churches in Port Royal, S.C., occupies recto and verso of first leaf. Lincoln's note appears on verso of second leaf. Lincoln writes about the danger of conflict among different religious denominations in their ministry to the colored people in Port-Royal. He suggests that the churches not have interference from others, hoping that "a real Christian charity and forbearance on the part of all" will eliminate the discord. One colored bust engraving of Lincoln included.
Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953). Vol. V 1861 - 1862,
p. 445 - 446.
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