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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00749 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Letter from Abraham Lincoln to L. J. Cist providing an autograph for the Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair |
| Date | 16 May 1864 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Recipient | Cist, Lewis Jacob |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Replies to a letter initially directed to Representative Henry Taylor Blow of Missouri requesting Lincoln's autograph for the benefit of the Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair. In response, President Lincoln writes "I am glad to give it, in the hope that it may contribute, in some small degree at least, to the relief and comfort of our brave soldiers." |
| Subjects | Charity and Philanthropy US Sanitary Commission Union Forces President Civil War Military History |
| People | Cist, Lewis Jacob (1818-1885) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Blow, Henry Taylor (1817-1875) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | The United States Sanitary Commission, formed in 1861, unified the efforts of benevolent societies and the Federal Government in acquiring donations and provisions for the Union Army. Various fairs were held across the United States during the course of the Civil War to raise funds for the Commission. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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