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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02925.24 |
| From Archive Folder | Album of letters to Alfred Burr and Henry Deming |
| Title | Fernando Wood to Alfred Burr about speaking at a political convention |
| Date | 3 March 1860 |
| Author | Wood, Fernando (1812-1881) |
| Recipient | Burr, Alfred Edmund |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Wood, Mayor of New York City, informs Burr, Chairman of the Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, that he will be able to speak at a political convention preceding the 1860 Presidential election. Written on New York Mayor’s Office stationery. Labeled ”private.” Wood also served as a U.S. congressman from New York (1841-1842, 1863-1864, and 1867-1882). He was an outspoken Peace Democrat during the Civil War. Burr was the founder of the Hartford Times, a Connecticut newspaper. He served as a Connecticut Delegate to the 1864 Democratic National Convention. |
| Subjects | Democratic Party Election Politics Government and Civics President Copperheads |
| People | Wood, Fernando (1812-1881) Burr, Alfred Edmund (1815-1900) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Wood served as a United States Representative from New York 1841-1842, 1863-1864, and 1867-1882. Burr founded The Hartford Times, a Connecticut newspaper. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |