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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05040.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1857 |
| Title | Letters from Nathanial Lyon to John A. Hasler and his sister regarding John's political career and family matters |
| Date | 25 January 1857 |
| Author | Lyon, Nathaniel (1818-1861) |
| Recipient | Hasler, John A |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Location derived from content. Lyon writes from Fort Lookout, Nebraska Territory. Writes to his nephew John, including a partial letter on verso to Kate, John's sister. Facetiously comments, "the promises of the juvenile song are progressing to a substantial and happy realization. But my Dear Nephew, let me advise you, that in attaining to the size and strength of manhood, you also attain to its responsibilities, when, instead of finding in your little political play, but bright colours and gay images for youthful pastimes and sport, you must come to find it the sacred insignia of our inalienable rights, the beacon of human hopes, and that to sustain it against outrage, oppression, sin and folly, childish glee must give to undaunted resolution..." In the letter to Kate, mentions the deep winter snows and discusses family matters. Mentions his brother Lyman, sister Delotia, and the death of one of his brother Lorenzo's children. Expresses disappointment regarding John Fremont's loss in the 1856 Presidential election. |
| Subjects | American West Frontiers and Exploration President Election Politics Government and Civics Children and Family Extreme Weather Death Union General |
| People | Lyon, Nathaniel (1818-1861) Hasler, John A. (fl. 1857) Lyon, Lyman (1822-1894) Lyon, Delotia (b. 1811) Lyon, Lorenzo (1815-1878) |
| Place written | Fort Lookout, South Dakota |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Lyon commanded Fort Lookout, South Dakota (Nebraska Territory) 1856-1858. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Carte de visite of Nathaniel Lyon |