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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05603.01.28 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters, clipped signatures, and news clippings from Lincoln's cabinet members |
| Title | Whimsical letter from Henry Ward Beecher to unknown |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Beecher, Henry Ward (1813-1887) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Whimsical and poetic letter requesting "paper made of the fibre of the reeds that will grow along the Nile... envelope made of a spider's web to be spun next summer..." Mentions meeting the unknown recipient next July in Saratoga. |
| Subjects | Literature and Language Arts Religion |
| People | Beecher, Henry Ward (1813-1887) |
| Place written | Brooklyn, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition |
| 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 |