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Telegram from Oliver P. Morton to Richard W. Thompson

Creator:: Morton, Oliver P. (Oliver Perry), 1823-1877
Collection:: Richard W. Thompson Collection
Location:: Indianapolis, Indiana
Date of Original:: 1865
Description:: Telegram, 13 x 20 cm, on Western Union Telegraph Company form, written two days after Lincoln's assassination, inviting Thompson to join Morton as he travels to Washington [for funeral services].
Subject:: Thompson, Richard W. (Richard Wigginton), 1809-1900--Correspondence; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death and burial

Category:: Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:: Manuscript
Item ID:: 71200908302285
Holding Institution:: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:: 71200908302285
Available for Viewing:: By appointment only
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