Alexander Hamilton Stephens letters and clipping

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens letters and clipping

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Assembled by the Georgia Historical Society, this collection consists of four items relating to Alexander Hamilton Stephens. First is a letter from John L. Stephens to his brother, A. H. Stephens. The letter contains news of their brother, Linton, and other members of the family, specifically, trouble with Lindsay. The second item is Stephens holograph recommendation for a person not named. Item three is a facsimile of a letter from Abraham Lincoln to Alexander H. Stephens in regards to a prisoner exchange. Lincoln has agreed to release Stephens nephew in exchange for a prisoner, at Richmond, of equal rank whose health would require his release. The final item in the collection is a newspaper clipping from The Savannah Republican, March 23, 1861, of a speech by Alexander H. Stephens delivered at Savannah Atheneum on March 21, 1861.

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Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Historical Society

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Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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