Letter from Parker Pillsbury, Seneca Falls, New York, to Francis Jackson, 1861 March 13

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Title:
Letter from Parker Pillsbury, Seneca Falls, New York, to Francis Jackson, 1861 March 13
Description:
Parker Pillsbury writes to Francis Jackson about a letter he just received from Lewis Ford. Pillsbury says Ford was "rather acceptable in his labors" and then mentions that Republicans are "disappointed and sickened at the new administration" of President Abraham Lincoln. Pillsbury also comments on the "abandonment of Fort Sumter" and worries that recent events "are fast showing that we have indeed, no government at all."
Author:
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898
Addressee:
Jackson, Francis, 1789-1861
Date:
March 13, 1861
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Jackson, Francis, 1789-1861
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 21 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z10z400r
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Seneca Falls, New York
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5120208
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.31, p.30A
Barcode:
39999085430138