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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01545.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | Benjamin F. Butler to William Buel Franklin regarding the National Home for Disabled Veteran Soldiers |
| Date | 6 December 1882 |
| Author | Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) (1818-1893) |
| Recipient | Franklin, William Buel |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses the use of his Washington D.C. office by the National Home for Disabled Veteran Soldiers. Tells Franklin that he is changing occupations (he had been elected Governor of Massachusetts) and explains that he will need to redirect the rent money for the use of his Washington D.C. office, which was being used by the Home while Butler was president of its Board of Managers. Explains the financial arrangement he had and how he would like it rearranged so the Home could continue to use the office and the person managing it, Mr. Whitney, could receive a salary. |
| Subjects | Finance Washington, D.C. Politics Government and Civics Union Forces Injury or Wound Charity and Philanthropy Health and Medical |
| People | Butler, Benjamin Franklin (1818-1893) Franklin, William Buel (1823-1903) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Reconstruction; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |