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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01011.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of two items related to Abraham Lincoln and Lazarus Whitehead Powell |
| Title | Lazarus Whitehead Powell to Sallie A. Overton |
| Date | 8 December 1864 |
| Author | Powell, Lazarus Whitehead (1812-1867) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Encloses a pass from President Abraham Lincoln allowing Sallie and her three orphaned siblings to pass the federal lines and go to a relative in Kentucky (see GLC01011.01). States that the pass was requested by Sallie's mother-in-law, Mrs. Grant Green, and her brother Fred. H. Overton. Postscript states that a pass (not present) is also enclosed for a Miss Sarah E. Mallory of Louisa County Virginia, who will be accompanying them to Kentucky. Addressed to Overton at Fredericks Hall, Louisa County, Virginia. Written from the Senate Chamber, Washington, D.C. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Children and Family Women's History Union Forces Government and Civics Confederate States of America President |
| People | Powell, Lazarus Whitehead (1812-1867) Overton, Sallie A. (fl. 1864) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family |
| Additional Information | Powell served as a United States representative 1859-65. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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