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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02490.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Members of Lincoln's cabinet: 20 letters & docs |
| Title | Edward Bates to G. Welles regarding the return of an essay |
| Date | 5 February 1862 |
| Author | Bates, Edward (1793-1869) |
| Recipient | Welles, G |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The recipient is possibly Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. Bates, United States Attorney General, asks Welles to return an essay by Mr. Binney (possible Horace Binney) on the suspension of the writ of Habeas Corpus. States "The work is in great demand, & somebody has hooked my last copy." Relates that he has been ill for several days. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Civil War Overseas Trade Lincoln's Cabinet Law Civil Rights Habeas Corpus Immigration and Migration Health and Medical US Constitution |
| People | Bates, Edward (1793-1869) Welles, Gideon (1802-1878) Binney, Horace (1780-1875) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Health & Medicine; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Binney served as a United States Representative from Philadelphia 1833-1835. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |