1. Creator/Author:
  2. Wilson, James F. (James Falconer), 1828-1895 (1)

Letter from James F. Wilson to Abraham Lincoln

Creator:
Wilson, James F. (James Falconer), 1828-1895
Collection:
Letters to Lincoln
Location:
Fairfield, Iowa
Date of Original:
1864
Description:
Handwritten letter, 25 cm, headed 'Fairfield, Iowa, Sept. 28th 1864.' Letter of introduction of the Rev. Dr. Power who will visit Washington to secure the exchange of his son who is now a prisoner in the hands of the Rebels. Autograph letter signed (ALS).
Transcription:
Fairfield, Iowa,
Sept. 28th 1864.
Hon. A. Lincoln   
President U.S.
Washington, D.C.
Sir:  This note will be handed to you by Rev. Dr. Power of this state, who will visit Washington to secure the exchange of his son who is now a prisoner in the hands of the rebels.
Dr. Power is a presiding elder in the M. E. Church, and a most worthy, loyal christian man.
I beg you to do whatever can be done to further the object of Dr. Powers visit.
Yours truly
James F. Wilson
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Correspondence; Wilson, James F. (James Falconer), 1828-1895--Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons
Category:
Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:
Manuscript
Item ID:
71200908300489
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:
71200908300489
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only