Papers, 1858-1862.

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Papers, 1858-1862.

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The collection consists of 19 letters from Jacob Bechtel, of Richmond, Va., to his brother, George, of Philadelphia. Jacob, a northerner by birth, had moved to Richmond early in the 1850's and had become acclimated, mentally as well as physically, to southern life. He provides eloquent commentary on Southern reactions to the mounting political crisis confronting the nation in the years immediately preceeding the Civil War. Specific topics addressed include John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, secession in Virginia, the formation of the Confederate government, and public attitudes in Richmond toward the North, the political process, the election of 1860, Lincoln, slavery and abolitionists. These letters document the enormous social and political pressure exerted by advocates of secession on Unionists, and the effects of the Federal blockade on the economy.

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William L. Clements Library

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William L. Clements Library

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Bechtel, Jacob, 1852-1909

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Bechtel, George.

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