Letter : [St. Louis?], to Jack [Covert?], n.p., 1860 Nov. 24.

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Letter : [St. Louis?], to Jack [Covert?], n.p., 1860 Nov. 24.

Autograph letter signed. Peckham writes that he is going to Kansas with the St. Louis militia. Refers to [H.B.?] Branch and [Frank P.?] Blair. Mentions that he went with Abraham Lincoln to Chicago.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7671681

University of Chicago Library

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Blair Jr., Francis Preston, 1821-1875

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Peckham, James, 1828-1869

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Barton, William Eleazar, 1861-1930

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Clergyman. From the description of William Eleazar Barton address, 1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453232 Minister First Congregational Church, Oak Park, Illinois, 1899-1924; author; Abraham Lincoln biographer. From the description of Papers, 1920s. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 77514474 Congregational clergyman, author. From the guide to the William E. Barton letter to Mr. Graff, 1900, (The New York Publi...

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William E. Barton Collection of Lincolniana (University of Chicago)

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