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Collection Reference Number GLC05617
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to the 1860s 
Title Printed draft call for troops from New York
Date 7 July 1863
Author Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)  
Document Type Military document
Content Description Calling for 1767 troops to fulfill the first part of the draft quota for the 29th District of New York. Partially printed document filled-out by Lincoln. Signed seven days before the New York draft riots. With dough seal.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  President  Conscription  Government and Civics  Draft Riots  
People Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)  
Place written Washington, D.C.
Theme The American Civil War; The Presidency
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
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