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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07404 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929 |
| Title | Joseph Bailey to Henry Bailey re: the 13th Amendment and end of slavery |
| Date | 19 March 1885 |
| Author | Bailey, Joseph (fl. 1885) |
| Recipient | Bailey, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written to his son. With pencil underlining. In part: "I cast my last vote...for the 13th Amendment." Accompanied by 3 collateral items: 1) Joseph Bailey, ALS to unknown, 6/4/1885; 2) Sarah? ALS to Joseph Bailey, 12/16/1874 [possibly a Quaker: use of "thy" and "12 mo"]; and 3) ALS to Joseph Bailey, 6/10/1865, request for an autograph. Written from Bailey Station in Downington, Pennsylvania. |
| Subjects | Congress Government and Civics US Constitution US Constitutional Amendment Slavery African American History Woman Author Women's History Quaker |
| People | Bailey, Joseph (fl. 1885) Bailey, Henry (fl. 1885) |
| Place written | Downington, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Women in American History; Slavery & Abolition; 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 |