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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08904 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1860 |
| Title | Hate mail from Pete Muggins to Abraham Lincoln |
| Date | 25 November 1860 |
| Author | Muggins, Pete (fl. 1860) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Intensely vitriolic letter sent to President Lincoln shortly after his election: "God damn your god damned old Hellfired soul to hell god damn you...Now you God damned old Abolition son of a bitch God damn you..." Attached to a board with a transcription and description dubbing this the "Hot stove" letter. |
| Subjects | Religion President Government and Civics Politics Election African American History Slavery Abolition |
| People | Muggins, Pete (fl. 1860) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Fillmore, Louisiana |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition; Religion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |