Gardener Tufts Letter to Gideon Welles, 1865 May 31

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Tufts, Gardener
Title
Gardener Tufts Letter to Gideon Welles
Dates
1865 May 31 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 p
Collection Number
Cage 4472 (collection)
Summary
Signed holograph transmitting the proceedings of the City Council of Boston on the death of Abraham Lincoln. This letter was addressed from Gardener Tufts in Washington, D.C., to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, on May 31, 1865.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Languages
English

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Signed holograph transmitting the proceedings of the City Council of Boston on the death of Abraham Lincoln. This letter was addressed from Gardener Tufts in Washington, D.C., to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, on May 31, 1865.

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Personal Names

  • Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Death and burial
  • Tufts, Gardener -- Correspondence
  • Welles, Gideon, -- 1802-1878 -- Correspondence

Corporate Names

  • Boston (Mass.). -- City Council