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Manuscript/Mixed Material Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Ambrose Thompson to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, April 25, 1862 (Colonization of freedmen; also includes letter from Thompson to his father, Ambrose W. Thompson)

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Title

  • Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Ambrose Thompson to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, April 25, 1862 (Colonization of freedmen; also includes letter from Thompson to his father, Ambrose W. Thompson)

Names

  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Created / Published

  • April 25, 1862

Headings

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

Genre

  • Manuscripts

Notes

  • -  Colonization of freedmen; also includes letter from Thompson to his father, Ambrose W. Thompson

Call Number/Physical Location

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

Source Collection

  • Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress

Repository

  • Manuscript Division

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Online Format

  • online text
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  • 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: Ambrose Thompson to Abraham Lincoln, Friday,Colonization of freedmen; also includes letter from Thompson to his father, Ambrose W. Thompson. 1862. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mal1569300/.

APA citation style:

Lincoln, A. (1862) Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833 to 1916: Ambrose Thompson to Abraham Lincoln, Friday,Colonization of freedmen; also includes letter from Thompson to his father, Ambrose W. Thompson. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mal1569300/.

MLA citation style:

Lincoln, Abraham. Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833 to 1916: Ambrose Thompson to Abraham Lincoln, Friday,Colonization of freedmen; also includes letter from Thompson to his father, Ambrose W. Thompson. 1862. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/mal1569300/>.