Benson John Lossing correspondence and flyleaf engraving, 1863-1887.
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Mixed materialsDescription: 6 itemsSubject(s): - Emmet, Thomas A. (Thomas Addis) -- Correspondence
- Gladwin, Edgar F. -- Correspondence
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Lossing, Helen Sweet, -1912 -- Correspondence
- Sharples, James, 1752-1811
- Van Rensselaer, Schuyler, Mrs., 1851-1934 -- Correspondence
- Wadhams, Albert -- Correspondence
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Family
- Washington, Mary Ball, 1708-1789
- United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation
- Seals (Numismatics)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century
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- Editors
- Engravers
- Historians
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ALS (1863 January 25; Willard's Hotel) from Lossing to his wife, Helen Sweet Lossing, regarding his discussion with Abraham Lincoln concerning the Emancipation Proclamation and Lossing's photograph of the proclamation; ALS (1865 November 11; Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) to Thomas A. Emmet pertaining to social affairs; ALS (1867 January 12; Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) to Albert Wadhams regarding seals; ALS (1866 August 30; Dover Plains, N.Y.) to Edgar F. Gladwin pertaining to national politics and the Civil War; ALS (1887 January 14; Dover Plains, N.Y.) to Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer regarding a portrait of Mary Ball Washington and the controversy surrounding "Major" Walter and George Washington family portraits made by James Sharples; and an undated flyleaf engraving of Lossing.
In part, negative photocopy and typewritten transcript. [S.l.].
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Collection material in English.
Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.
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