1. Creator/Author:
  2. Dale, James W. (James Wilkinson), 1812-1881 (1)

Letter from James W. Dale to Abraham Lincoln

Creator:
Dale, James W. (James Wilkinson), 1812-1881
Collection:
Letters to Lincoln
Location:
Media, Pennsylvania
Date of Original:
1862
Description:
Handwritten letter, 26 cm, headed 'Media, Delaware, Co., Pa.,' dated June 23rd 1862, and signed by James W. Dale, 'Pastor of Media Presb. Ch. Del. Co., Pa.' Recommends Rev. A. W. Sproull, a Presbyterian minister, for an appointment as chaplain in the Upland Hospital. On the third page is a second recommendation of Rev. Sproull written by Joseph Parrish and dated June 24, 1862. Autograph letter signed (ALS).
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Correspondence; Dale, James W. (James Wilkinson), 1812-1881--Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Chaplains
Category:
Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:
Manuscript
Item ID:
71200908300304
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:
71200908300304
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
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