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Letter: Martha Lincoln Balch to Elizabeth Lincoln, 1860 January 8

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 63
Identifier: MSN/EA 0510-63

Scope and Contents

Martha shares news of family and friends in Boston, Massachusetts, with Elizabeth, who has recently moved to Illinois. She remarks there is "excitement here on the slavery question" and inquires after Frederick Whitney's family, slaveholders in Charleston, South Carolina.

Dates

  • Creation: 1860 January 8

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

1 letter (4 pages) on 1 sheet.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository

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