Letter from Caroline L. Field Ely to Abraham Lincoln, September 18, 1861

Title

Letter from Caroline L. Field Ely to Abraham Lincoln, September 18, 1861

Creator

Ely, Caroline L. Field

Contributor

Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872

Date

1861-09-18

Description

Mrs. Ely writes to President Lincoln to seek information on the release of her husband, Alfred Ely, from prison in Richmond.

Subject

Ely, Caroline L. Field

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Type

Text

Language

English

Format

electronic

Place of Issue

Rochester (N.Y.)

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

3

Tags

Lincoln

Collection

A.S51 William Henry Seward Papers

Citation

Ely, Caroline L. Field, “Letter from Caroline L. Field Ely to Abraham Lincoln, September 18, 1861,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed March 13, 2025, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/6161.

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