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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02490.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Members of Lincoln's cabinet: 20 letters & docs |
| Title | William Pitt Fessenden to Ira Perley regarding his health |
| Date | 23 May 1863 |
| Author | Fessenden, William Pitt (1806-1869) |
| Recipient | Perley, Ira |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | States he cannot promise to attend an event, because of his poor health. His health has forced him to "abstain from all public speaking," and prevents him from "going abroad." |
| Subjects | Lincoln's Cabinet Entertaining and Hospitality Health and Medical American Statesmen Government and Civics |
| People | Fessenden, William Pitt (1806-1869) Perley, Ira (1799-1874) |
| Place written | Portland, Maine |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | William P. Fesseden was a Senator from Maine and chairman of the Committee on Finance. Would later serve as the Secretary of the Treasury under President Lincoln. Ira Perley was a Superior Court Judge and State Senator from New Hampshire. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |