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Letter from the "Many citizens of Florida" to Abraham Lincoln, April 15, 1861

Florida -- Orange Coty [April 15, 1861]

To the President U.S. & his Cabinet -- Hon--Gentlemen --

We have just read the proclamation of the Pres. for 75000 troops to repress Rebellion

The Republicans & Many Democrats here rejoice at this news, but are perfectly astonished at the smallness of the No. -- It is a mere [illegible] handfull merely to be laughed at by the South & the inquiry goes around "have the President & Cabinet lost their senses" 500,000 ought to be at once raised & it will be found to be none too much

Letter from the "Many citizens of Florida" to Abraham Lincoln, April 15, 1861

Title

Letter from the "Many citizens of Florida" to Abraham Lincoln, April 15, 1861

Contributor

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Date

1861-04-15

Description

In this letter addressed to Lincoln and his cabinet, the 'many citizens of Florida' want more troops deployed to defend the Union against the rebels.

Subject

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Florida

Type

Text

Language

English

Format

electronic

Place of Issue

Orange County (Fla.)

Genre

Correspondence

Location

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

Call number

A.S51

Media type

image/jpeg

Number of pages

2

Tags

Collection

A.S51 William Henry Seward Papers

Citation

“Letter from the "Many citizens of Florida" to Abraham Lincoln, April 15, 1861,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed March 17, 2025, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/6138.