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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02793.036 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Abraham Lincoln to Gideon Welles re: furnishing coal for the Government |
| Date | 6 September 1864 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Recipient | Welles, Gideon |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written as President. Not in Basler. Lincoln writes to his Secretary of Navy about a woman's proposal to supply coal. He suspects she is insane. |
| Subjects | President Military Supplies Government and Civics Women's History Mental Health Mining Union Forces Military History |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Welles, Gideon (1802-1878) |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Health & Medicine; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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