1860–1877
Letter from Abraham Lincoln to General N.P. Banks (1864)
Major General Banks, Yours of the 22nd. Inst. is just received. In the proclamation of Dec. 8, and which contains the oath that you say some loyal people wish
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Major General Banks, Yours of the 22nd. Inst. is just received. In the proclamation of Dec. 8, and which contains the oath that you say some loyal people wish
“From George Washington to Henry Laurens, 14 November 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://teachingamericanhistory.org/911o. Dear Sir: This will be accompanied by an official letter on the subject of the proposed expedition
Executive Mansion, Washington, July 18, 1864. To Whom it may concern: Any proposition which embraces the restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole Union, and the abandonment of slavery,
My Dear Sir: I feel compelled to drop you a line concerning the political condition of the country as it strikes me. I am in active correspondence with your staunchest
New York, July 7, 1864 My Dear Sir: I venture to inclose you a letter and telegraphic dispatch that I received yesterday from our irrepressible friend, Colorado Jewett, at Niagara
Private & confidential Executive Mansion, Washington, Nov. 10. 1862. Gen. Schurz. My dear Sir Yours of the 8th. was, to-day, read to me by Mrs. S[churz]. We have lost the
Dear Brother: …You can form no conception at the change of opinion here as to the Negro Question. Men of all parties who now appreciate the magnitude of the contest
Private & confidential. Hon. O. H. Browning My dear Sir Yours of the 17th is just received; and coming from you, I confess it astonishes me. That you should
Esteemed friend Shipley: Not having been in Boston at the time your welcome epistle was received, some days elapsed before I saw it, which will account in some measure for
My dear Steffens: In view of Mr. Cosgrave’s statement that I had read the proof of your very interesting article, I think I ought to leave it on record that