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Manuscript/Mixed Material Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Joseph C. G. Kennedy to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, September 06, 1861 (Manufacturing of salt petre in the South)

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Title

  • Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Joseph C. G. Kennedy to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, September 06, 1861 (Manufacturing of salt petre in the South)

Names

  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Created / Published

  • September 6, 1861

Headings

  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  • -  United States--Politics and government--1861-1865
  • -  Presidents--United States
  • -  Manuscripts

Genre

  • Manuscripts

Notes

  • -  Manufacturing of salt petre in the South

Call Number/Physical Location

  • series: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916

Source Collection

  • Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress

Repository

  • Manuscript Division

Digital Id

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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The Library of Congress’s digital scans of the papers of Abraham Lincoln are in the public domain.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Abraham Lincoln Papers.

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Chicago citation style:

Lincoln, Abraham. Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833 to 1916: Joseph C. G. Kennedy to Abraham Lincoln, Friday,Manufacturing of salt petre in the South. September 6, 1861. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mal1152600/.

APA citation style:

Lincoln, A. (1861) Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833 to 1916: Joseph C. G. Kennedy to Abraham Lincoln, Friday,Manufacturing of salt petre in the South. September 6. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mal1152600/.

MLA citation style:

Lincoln, Abraham. Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833 to 1916: Joseph C. G. Kennedy to Abraham Lincoln, Friday,Manufacturing of salt petre in the South. September 6, 1861. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/mal1152600/>.