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Letter from Socrates T. Hills to Friends at Home

Creator:: Hills, Socrates T.
Collection:: Hills Family Correspondence
Location:: Washington, D.C.
Date of Original:: 1861
Description:: Letter, 24.5 cm, recalls Lincoln's inauguration in detail, and impressions of Washington's size and sites.
Subject:: Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Inauguration

Category:: Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:: Manuscript
Item ID:: 71200908301066
Holding Institution:: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:: 71200908301066
Available for Viewing:: By appointment only
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