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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08074 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | [Letter of introduction for Edward Everett by Abraham Lincoln] |
| Date | 24 September 1862 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Of Everett, President Lincoln states "His reputation, and the present condition of our country, are such that his visit there is such to attract notice, and may be misconstrued. I therefore think fit to say that he bears no mission from this government ... I am greatly conscious that he could better introduce me than I him, in Europe." |
| Subjects | President Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Civil War Military History American Statesmen Union Forces |
| People | Everett, Edward (1794-1865) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Everett served as a United States Representative from Massachusetts 1825-1834; Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain, 1841-1845; Secretary of State, 1852-1853; and Senator from Massachusetts, 1853-1854. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |