Letter to Joshua F. Speed

dc.contributor.author	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Washington, D.C.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-02-16T15:47:09Z
dc.date.available	2009-02-16T15:47:09Z
dc.date.created	May 17, 1863	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-02-16T15:47:09Z
dc.identifier.other	GL0045_001	en_US
dc.identifier.other	GL0045_002	en_US
dc.identifier.other	GL0045	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/62428
dc.description	Confidential letter written on stationery of the Executive Mansion, dated Mary 17, 1863, to Joshua F. Speed. Lyman Guinnip, a coloel in the 79th Illinois Volunteers, had been accused of helping slaves escape and Lincoln writes, "I scarcely think he is guilty of any real crime."	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Gilder Lehrman Collection	en_US
dc.rights	Gilder Lehrman Collection	en_US
dc.rights.uri	http://www.freedomcenter.org/about-us/contact-us/	en_US
dc.subject	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Correspondence	en_US
dc.subject	Speed, Joshua F. (Joshua Fry), 1814-1882	en_US
dc.subject	Slavery -- United States	en_US
dc.subject	Fugitive slaves -- United States.	en_US
dc.title	Letter to Joshua F. Speed	en_US
dc.type	Autograph letter signed	en_US
dc.publisher.digital	National Underground Railroad Freedom Center	en_US
dc.contributor.repository	Gilder Lehrman Collection at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center	en_US
dc.repository.place	Cincinnati, Ohio	en_US
dc.rights.permissions	World	en_US

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