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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02318 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Abraham Lincoln to James Wolfe Ripley regarding a gun |
| Date | 17 August 1861 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Recipient | Ripley, James Wolfe |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Lincoln requests that Brigadier General Ripley, the chief of ordnance, have a gun presented by an unknown Mr. Gallagher examined and tested. |
| Subjects | President Civil War Military History Weaponry Science and Technology Government and Civics Union Forces |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Ripley, James Wolfe (1794-1870) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; 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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