Manuscripts

Abraham Lincoln, Washington, D.C., letter to Secretary of War Edwin Stanton

Description: Autograph letter signed. Submitting the appointment of Ward B. Burnett as a brigadier general of volunteers. (1 page)
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1862 March 24
Call number: mssShapiro
Creator: Shapiro, L. Dennis(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: On deposit from L. Dennis and Susan R. Shapiro, December 2019, September 2020, and January 2021.; Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, January 2022.; Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, February 2022.; Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, January 2023.; Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, December 2024.
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