Letter from Josiah Dent to Abraham Lincoln, October 31, 1861

Title

Letter from Josiah Dent to Abraham Lincoln, October 31, 1861

Creator

Dent, Josiah

Contributor

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Date

1861-10-31

Description

Dent writes on behalf of Mr. Walter Mitchell of Port Tobacco, Charles County Maryland, to be allowed to return home.

Subject

Dent, Josiah

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Type

Text

Language

English

Format

electronic

Place of Issue

Washington (D.C.)

Genre

Correspondence

Notes

Endorsement of M[ontgomery] Blair on verso of 2nd leaf.

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

Dent, Josiah, “Letter from Josiah Dent to Abraham Lincoln, October 31, 1861,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 24, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/6165.

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