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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02083 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Abraham Lincoln to Elihu B. Washburne stating that a second term "would be a great honor...." |
| Date | 26 October 1863 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Recipient | Washburne, Elihu B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written on Executive Mansion stationery and noted as "Private & Confidential." Concerns a leave of absence for Maj. Gen. Cadwallader C. Washburn [sic], an appointment for Israel Washburn at Portland, Me. which was accepted, and for his friend Thompson Campbell. (Slight mat burn in margins.) |
| Subjects | Military History Civil War President Government and Civics Politics Election Office Seeker Friendship |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Washburne, E. B. (Elihu Benjamin) (1816-1887) |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| 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 |
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