Letter from John G. Downey to Abraham Lincoln, December 13, 1860

Title

Letter from John G. Downey to Abraham Lincoln, December 13, 1860

Creator

Downey, John Gately, approximately 1827-1894

Contributor

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Date

1860-12-13

Description

Downey requests that Lincoln include representation from the Pacific area in his cabinet.

Subject

Downey, John Gately, approximately 1827-1894

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Type

Text

Language

English

Format

electronic

Place of Issue

California

Genre

Correspondence

Notes

[Dec 13, 1860], enclosed in letter from R. Greenhow to Seward, Feb. 9, 1861

Location

Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Call number

A.S51

Media type

image/jpeg

Number of pages

4

Tags

Lincoln

Citation

Downey, John Gately, approximately 1827-1894, “Letter from John G. Downey to Abraham Lincoln, December 13, 1860,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 24, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/6128.

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