Edwin C. Fowler correspondence, 1861.

Open to research.

ALSs (1861 February 22 and March 6) from Edwin C. Fowler to Clarkson H. West of Harford County, Maryland. The correspondence discusses preparations for the reception of President-elect Abraham Lincoln in Baltimore, Maryland; efforts by secessionists to convene a state convention in Maryland; an interview with Lincoln; efforts by Fowler and Francis S. Corkran to get political patronage for Republicans in Maryland; Montgomery Blair's appointment to the Cabinet; and Fowler's personal affairs.

Post Office Department clerk and store salesman.

Collection material in English.