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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05466.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1890s |
| Title | William Tecumseh Sherman to Charles F. Kimmel regarding his memoirs |
| Date | 5 February 1891 |
| Author | Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) |
| Recipient | Kimmel, Charles F. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Sherman informs Kimmel, possibly a former Civil War soldier from Ohio "I retain my usual good health and the love of Old Comrades." Declares "As to the sending a copy of my memoirs 2nd Ed. I am sure that you labor under the Common impression that the author owns the book. Not so, it is the publisher, a Copy of my own memoirs costs me within 50 cts the same as you or any purchaser." States that the price of the memoirs is $5, and provides publisher information for Kimmel in case he would like to order the memoirs directly from the publisher. |
| Subjects | Union General Union Forces Military History Health and Medical Book Selling |
| People | Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Kimmel, Charles F. (1861-1900) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Merchants & Commerce; The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Sherman died a few days later on 14 February 1891. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |