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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03212.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Correspondence from Edward W. Hincks to George Nichols about finances |
| Title | Edward W. Hincks to George Nichols regarding his life insurance and the election in South Carolina |
| Date | 3 December 1867 |
| Author | Hincks, Edward W. (1830-1894) |
| Recipient | Nichols, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Sends a draft of $100 and instructs Nichols to pay his life insurance policy with it. Informs that Lillie has a cold that is affecting her eyes so she cannot write. Everyone else is in good health. Thanks him for shipping some items. Comments on the election in South Carolina and states that 70,000 votes have been cast for the Republican ticket which ensures the state for the party. On stationery printed "Headquarters Second Military District, Provost Marshal General's Office." |
| Subjects | Finance Women's History Health and Medical Republican Party Reconstruction Election Government and Civics Politics |
| People | Hincks, Edward W. (1830-1894) Nichols, George (1809-1882) |
| Place written | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Health & Medicine; Government & Politics; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Hincks was a Union General and Commander of Camp Lookout prison April - May 1864. He led a Negro division in the Petersburg siege. He also served on court martial and recruiting duties intermittently. Nichols was a Cambridge Massachusetts Commission merchant. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |