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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09285 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | William E. Jones to newspaper editor, calling to prepare for imminent civil war |
| Date | December 1860 |
| Author | Jones, William E. (1824-1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter to newspaper editor, intended for publication, calling to prepare for coming Civil War: "With the old and the young, rifle practice should be the order of the day for we may have to meet the enemy abroad and at home.…the devil in the shape of an abolitionist might well be defied." |
| Subjects | Confederate States of America Journalism Weaponry Abolition Slavery African American History |
| People | Jones, William E. (1824-1864) |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| 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 |