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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02505.20 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Joshua R. Giddings to Edwin D. Morgan regarding Enfield rifles |
| Date | 18 October 1861 |
| Author | Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed) (1795-1864) |
| Recipient | Morgan, Edwin D. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Giddings, U.S. consul general to the British North American Provinces, writes to Morgan, Governor of New York. Encloses a note (not included) from Elliot & Co., a Montreal-based importer of Enfield rifles. There are no Enfield rifles for sale in Montreal, and Giddings advises that arms should be purchased through Elliot & Co. Written on United States Consulate General, British N. A. Provinces stationery. Docket notes, "50,000 Enfield Rifles offered to be furnished at the rate of 3000 per month- Price not to exceed $18.50 delivered in New York City." |
| Subjects | Union Forces Weaponry Canada Global History and Civics Diplomacy Commerce Merchants and Trade Military History Military Supplies American Statesmen Government and Civics Civil War American Statesmen |
| People | Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed) (1795-1864) Morgan, Edwin Denison (1811-1883) |
| Place written | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Giddings served as a United States Representative from Ohio 1837-1858. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |