Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections

Summary Information

Repository

Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections

Creator

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Title

Abraham Lincoln Letter, Bloomington, Illinois, to Miss Mary Speed, Louisville, Kentucky

ID

Cage 4496

Date [inclusive]

1841 September 27

Extent

0.1 Linear feet of shelf space, 1 Folder

Language

Collection materials are in English.

Abstract

Print reproduction of a signed letter describing enslaved persons transported in chains. The letter was addressed from Abraham Lincoln in Bloomington, Illinois, to Miss Mary Speed in Louisville, Kentucky, 1841 September 27.

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Scope and Content

Print reproduction of a signed letter describing enslaved persons transported in chains. The letter was addressed from Abraham Lincoln in Bloomington, Illinois, to Miss Mary Speed in Louisville, Kentucky, 1841 September 27.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2022

https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open and available for research use.

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Information

Helen G. Smith donated the letter to WSU Libraries in 1963.

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Names and Subjects

Personal Name(s)

Subject(s) :

• Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Correspondence
• Speed, Mary -- Correspondence

Subject(s)

• Slavery -- United States -- History -- Sources
• African Americans
• Civil Rights

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