Letter from William Cornell Jewett to Abraham Lincoln, January 19, 1864

Title

Letter from William Cornell Jewett to Abraham Lincoln, January 19, 1864

Creator

Jewett, William Cornell, 1823-1893

Contributor

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Date

1864-01-19

Description

Jewett reports that the marshals of New York and Buffalo hold orders for his arrest and seeks advice from President Lincoln.

Subject

Jewett, William Cornell, 1823-1893

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Type

Text

Language

English

Format

electronic

Place of Issue

Fort Erie (Ont.)

Genre

Correspondence

Notes

At head of letter: Forsythe House, Fort Erie, Canada West, opposite Buffalo

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

Jewett, William Cornell, 1823-1893, “Letter from William Cornell Jewett to Abraham Lincoln, January 19, 1864,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 21, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/6240.

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