Letter to Julia Smith from Benjamin Fish

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Letter to Julia Smith from Benjamin Fish discussing his visit to president-elect Abraham Lincoln's home in Springfield, Illinois, the secession of Louisiana from the Union, and his plans to travel to Memphis, Vicksburg, Natchez, and New Orleans on business.

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Creator:: Fish, Benjamin P.
Resource ID:: bh007444
Subject:: Fish, Benjamin P.--Correspondence; Fish, Julia Smith--Correspondence; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Secession--States; Union and Southern Rights Party (U.S.); Smith, Isaac Sidmon, 1804-1886--Archives
Date:: 1861-01-27
Format:: 1 sheet ; 7.75 x 9.5 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: MS/Smith, Isaac Sidmon, Box 1, Correspondence, 1833-1869
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.