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Collection Reference Number GLC03212.07
From Archive Folder Correspondence from Edward W. Hincks to George Nichols about finances 
Title Edward W. Hincks to George Nichols regarding his new home in Virginia
Date 22 June 1872
Author Hincks, Edward W. (1830-1894)  
Recipient Nichols, George  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Asks Nichols to update him on his financial obligations as he has realized he will need more money than he thought to furnish his house in Virginia. States that Lillie and Bessie are enjoying the new location. Invites him to visit during the summer. Postscript advises that he will be willing to give the land needed to widen Vassall Lane as long as the owner on the other side will give as well. On stationery from the National Military Asylum, Southern Branch, where Hincks was governor of the National Home for Disabled Volunteers after retiring from the army.
Subjects Finance  Home Furnishings  Women's History  Children and Family  Entertaining and Hospitality  Land Transaction  Road Construction  Infrastructure  
People Hincks, Edward W. (1830-1894)  Nichols, George (1809-1882)  
Place written Hampton, Virginia
Theme Children & Family; Women in American History
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Additional Information Hincks was a Union General and Commander of Camp Lookout prison April - May 1864. He led a Negro division in the Petersburg siege. He also served on court martial and recruiting duties intermittently. Nichols was a Cambridge Massachusetts Commission merchant.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945