1. Creator/Author:
  2. Brown, Amos (1)

Letter from Amos Brown to Abraham Lincoln

Creator:
Brown, Amos
Collection:
Letters to Lincoln
Location:
Havana, New York
Date of Original:
1864
Description:
Handwritten letter, 21 cm, headed 'Havana, N.Y.' and dated Nov. 17, 1864, requesting an appointment to a post of chaplain in either the Army or the Navy written by Amos Brown. Brown had been president of the People's College. Docketed on verso and on envelope. Autograph letter signed (ALS)
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Chaplains
Category:
Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:
Manuscript
Item ID:
71200908300273
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:
71200908300273
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
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