Mathews, John L. letters, 1861-1889.

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Mathews, John L. letters, 1861-1889.

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Letters of an Iowa Civil War soldier from his enlistment in October 1861 to his mustering out in 1866. Includes one letter recommending a pension agent from 1889.

0.5 linear ft. (14 folders)

Iowa State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7598491

Iowa State Historical Society

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Handwritten note in another hand on the back of the envelope: "Mem. Poor Mr. Matthews was one of the unfortunate people unjustly suspected of complicity in the Lincoln murder plot (being friends with John Wilkes Booth). He was seized and for a time imprisoned. The dreadful experience affected his mind and he was eccentric almost to derangment. I knew & often talked with him. L.[?]M." From the description of Autograph letter signed from John Mathews to William Winter, New York [ma...