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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02328 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Franklin Pierce to Carroll Spence discussing politics and fanaticism |
| Date | 10 December 1867 |
| Author | Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869) |
| Recipient | Spence, Carroll |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that he has been sick. Hopes that Spence was somewhat cheered by the fall elections. Laments fanaticism and states, "There is no hope however except through tribulation and suffering, either for the South or for the North. Madness & wickedness of fanaticism have brought us all to the brink of ruin." Written to diplomat Spence is Baltimore, Maryland. |
| Subjects | Health and Medical President Election Politics Civil War Reconstruction Government and Civics Confederate States of America |
| People | Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869) Spence, Carroll (1818-1896) |
| Place written | Concord, New Hampshire |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Health & Medicine; Reconstruction |
| 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 |