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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03601.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters of the Ewing family to William T. Sherman |
| Title | Philemon Ewing to William T. Sherman regarding a nominee for Congress and family matters |
| Date | 31 July 1850 |
| Author | Ewing, Philemon (1820-1896) |
| Recipient | Sherman, William T. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to Sherman in Washington D.C. about family matters. Wants Sherman to tell Ellen (Sherman's wife and Ewing's sister) that she cannot write too often. Mentions a nominee for Congress that he is confident will be elected, Col. Philadelph Van Trump, who was from Lancaster, Ohio. Addressed to "Dear Cump," Sherman's nickname. Docket in pencil, possibly added at a later date. |
| Subjects | Union General Children and Family Government and Civics Politics Election Congress |
| People | Ewing, Philemon (1820-1896) Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Van Trump, Philadelph (1810-1874) Sherman, Ellen Ewing (1824-1888) |
| Place written | Lancaster, Ohio |
| Theme | Children & Family; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Sherman was adopted by Thomas Ewing, an Ohio Senator and U. S. Secretary of the Treasury, after Sherman's father died in 1829. Philemon, Charles and Hugh Ewing were Thomas Ewing's sons and grew up as Sherman's adoptive brothers. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Brother |