Item 6: Letter from Montgomery Blair to unknown, no date
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 6
Dates
- Created: no date
Creator
- Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883 (Person)
Disclaimer for Name and Subject Authorities
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Access:
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
7 ⅞ in. x 4 ⅞ in.
Description:
This is a letter from Montgomery Blair to an unknown person on an unknown date. The purpose of this letter was to provide the recipient with Blair’s signature. Blair, the creator of this letter, was born in 1813 in Kentucky. He served as U.S. district attorney and postmaster-general during the Civil War in Lincoln’s cabinet. Blair was also a prominent figurehead for the Democratic party.
Transcription:
Yours Respectfully
M Blair
MGenl
Montgomery Blair Lincoln Prod Master General
Montgomery Blair Lincoln Prod Master General
Creator
- Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu