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November 14, 1802
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
to the Institut National de France
Jefferson sends his thanks for becoming the first American member of the Institute. The letter is addressed to "Citizens, President and Secretaries."
GLC01533
January 7, 1877
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
to William Pitt Kellogg
President Grant informs Kellogg, Governor of Louisiana, that no troops will be supplied for the 8 January 1877 inauguration of the Louisiana Government. States that he cannot send troops, because to do so would express recognition of one of two...
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January 19, 1870
Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard, 1809-1870
to T. Apoleon Cheney
Written by Dahlgren as commander of the Washington Navy Yard. References Cheney's notes of 6 and 10 January. Has not responded because of the "many demands on my time." Says some of the books he has requested are procurable and will be forwarded...
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December 6, 1882
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
to William Buel Franklin
Discusses the use of his Washington D.C. office by the National Home for Disabled Veteran Soldiers. Tells Franklin that he is changing occupations (he had been elected Governor of Massachusetts) and explains that he will need to redirect the rent...
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June 13, 1861
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
to Simon Cameron
Writes to Secretary of War Cameron to allow Colonel William H. Emory's resignation to be withdrawn and to have him reinstated to Colonel 1st Cavalry. Emory was stationed in Indian territory. Lincoln bases his decision on Commanding General Irwin...
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July 20, 1862
Hay, John, 1838-1905
to Mary Jay
Written while serving as Assistant Secretary to President Abraham Lincoln to a family friend. Writes of General George McClellan and his failed Peninsula campaign, "...What a wretched conclusion of all our little General's boasting addresses and...
GLC01569
November 6, 1862
to Benjamin F. Butler
Seeking details about free black labor in Union-occupied Louisiana
Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953). Vol. V 1861 - 1862, p. 487 - 488.
GLC01570
June 19, 1863
to E. Malhiot
Signed as President, insisting that Louisiana will not be allowed to have an election until the new state constitution abolishes slavery. Demonstrates the hardening of Lincoln's attitude towards slavery.
Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of...
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June 15, 1864
to Ulysses S. Grant
Very brief telegram: "I begin to see it. You will succeed. God bless you all." A very famous letter.
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January 27, 1863
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
to William Pitt Fessenden
Written as Secretary of Treasury on department stationery. Discusses the national banking system and tax on circulation. States that against his urgings, Congress has insisted on a conversion clause. Writes that in his first report in July 1861...
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