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.
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Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Corkran, Francis S. West, Clarkson H.--Correspondence.
Cabinet officers--United States. Patronage, Political. Secession--Southern States.
Maryland--Politics and government--1861-1865. United States--Officials and employees. United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.