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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01595.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1890s |
| Title | Hannibal Hamlin to C. E. Potts with memories of Lincoln and his political battles |
| Date | 7 January 1891 |
| Author | Hamlin, Hannibal (1809-1891) |
| Recipient | Potts, C. E. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Replies to a letter from Potts in Troy, New York. Thanks Potts for a copy of the "Wide Awake Vocalist," an 1860 Presidential campaign song book for the Republican Party candidates (Abraham Lincoln and Hamlin). Reminisces about the campaign, and serving with Lincoln. Remarks, "we had to keep our territories free from the curse of slavery..." Calls Lincoln "a great and good man." Writes, "few remain who participated in those political conflicts or who realise, the determination and integrity required for that occasion. A majority of our population to day, were then unborn and can have no realising sense of those times- All honor, to Abraham Lincoln for the wonderful work he did Let his memory be faithfully cherished by all-" |
| Subjects | African American History Republican Party Election President Politics Civil War Vice President Westward Expansion Slavery |
| People | Hamlin, Hannibal (1809-1891) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Bangor, Maine |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Hamlin was a U.S. Representative from Maine 1843-1846, Senator 1847-1860 and 1869-1880. He was Vice President under Abraham Lincoln. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |