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Edwards Pierrepont letter
Collection — Box: 66
Identifier: MS-SC1175
Scope and Contents
Letter to New York Governor Horatio Seymour re: the determination of Lincoln, his cabinet to make no compromise that would "sever the nation" and the Democratic Party's need to support "the integrity of the Union."
Dates:
Created: January 29, 1863
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
Samuel Humes Porter letter
Collection — Box: 67
Identifier: MS-SC1200
Scope and Contents
Letter to New York Governor Horatio Seymour regarding the support for McClellan shown among Democrats at the convention, the dissatisfaction in the Mississippi valley towards Lincoln and his policies and the fallacious story that General Cass is supporting Lincoln. Asks for acknowledgement of the letter because "Lincoln's postmasters ... sometimes looking into other people's letters."
Dates:
Created: September 21, 1864
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
Samuel Nelson letter
Collection — Box: 62
Identifier: MS-SC1096
Scope and Contents
Letter to Governor Horatio Seymour of New York expressing his views on the political situation and the war, and the Secretary of War's proposals for financing the war.
Dates:
Created: January 10, 1862
Found in:
Manuscript Collection