Carlos Cobb letters, 1860-1864.

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Carlos Cobb letters, 1860-1864.

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Two autograph letters, signed, from Carlos Cobb. The first, dated Buffalo, November 23, 1860, is addressed to his uncle Gideon Cobb in Rochester. In it Cobb makes reference to the newly-elected president and the state of the financial sector: "Commerce is at a standstill. Lincoln currency [ie. Illinois] is rushing in to the brokers at 10 @ 30 percent discount ... and as for the scrip for 160 acres of land that we 'the landless' were to get when we elected Lincoln president, why confound it all the brokers don't quote it worth a ___." The second letter, dated New York, October 3, 1864, is addressed to Lewis Selye and discusses a number of financial matters.

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Cobb, Carlos, 1815-1877.

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Carlos Cobb was a New York merchant and proprietor of Carlos Cobb & Co. He was also a lawyer and geologist, and practiced these professions in western New York before moving to New York City in 1862. From the description of Carlos Cobb letters, 1860-1864. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 706467072 ...

Cobb, Gideon.

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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...

Selye, Lewis

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