Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893 to James Cook Conklin
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06089 Author/Creator: Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893 Place Written: Lowell, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 September 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 20.6 x 25.2 cm. Order a Copy
In a working draft of a telegram, General Butler responds to an invitation to a convention of Union supporters in Springfield, Illinois from Conkling, a judge active in state politics. Discussing the Civil War, states "Compromises are impossible save between equals in rights-- Reorganization or reconstruction is alone useful where vicious parts are to be left out. Amnesties are for individuals not for organized communities ... " Marked as a telegram. Contains a handwritten note in faded red ink on the first page labeling the document as copied. This telegram cites Conkling's name as "Conklin."
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