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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04501.020 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate general & family, primarily pre- and post-war re: plantation, slaves, military maneuvers, reconstruction. |
| Title | Lee Randall Gibson to Randall Lee Gibson regarding the plantation crop and friends in New Orleans |
| Date | 29 December 1862 |
| Author | Gibson, Tobias (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Recipient | Gibson, Randall Lee |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The letter provides news about the plantation crop and Randall's friends in New Orleans. Tobias Gibson believes Seward will "comply with the British demand."[Refers to the Trent Affair. Britain demanded the release of Southern Commissioners, James M. Mason and John Slidell.] Continued on 12/30. Surgeon C.M. Smith [see # 4] told Tobias he may not be able to return to duty. The North released Mason and Slidell. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Trent Affair Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Gibson, Randall L. (1832-1892) |
| Place written | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Theme | Agriculture; The American Civil War |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Comrade |
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