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- Letter from James W. Dale to…
- 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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