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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04274 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Franklin Archibald Dick to Charles Drake regarding the difficulty in enforcing General Orders No. 35 which requires provost marshals to take testimony as to the acts of disloyal slave owners |
| Date | 12 June 1863 |
| Author | Dick, Franklin Archibald (fl. 1863) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written as provost marshal of St. Louis. Replies to Drake's request for information concerning the Missouri congressional laws about emancipating slaves in compliance with the Emancipation Proclamation. Details General Orders no. 35, which instructed the provost marshals "to take testimony as to the acts of disloyal slave owners," and ascertain the facts. Explains that there is great opposition to the enforcement of the law. "...for the spirit of resistance to it amongst the Enrolled Militia, has left those officers nearly powerless in the absence of U.S. troops, and they being the first men who have attempted to execute a law of Congress in this State against slavery, have met with the combined opposition of all supporters of that institution." Includes his four page testimony proclaiming that slavery should be immediately abandoned in Missouri and giving a list of reasons why, including, "...for it is the Enemy of Every other interest in the state..." Pages vary in size; some with embossment at far left. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Military Law Emancipation Emancipation Proclamation Slavery African American History Government and Civics Law Confederate States of America Militia |
| People | Drake, Charles Daniel (1811-1892) Dick, Franklin Archibald (1823-1885) |
| Place written | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Law; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Franklin Archibald Dick worked as an attorney in St. Louis, Missouri. During the Civil War he served as assistant adjutant general to Nathaniel Lyon at Camp Jackson and as a Missouri provost marshal general under Major General Samuel Curtis. Charles Drake worked as a lawyer in St. Louis. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the State's House of Representatives (1859-1860) before being elected to the Senate in 1866. He was a strong opponent of slavery. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |