41. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis to Lincoln on Southern sympathizer Samuel B. McPheeters
Title
41. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis to Lincoln on Southern sympathizer Samuel B. McPheeters
Subject
Description
Telegram from General Samuel R. Curtis to Abraham Lincoln informing him that his Provost Marshall General, Col. Frank A. Dick, has temporarily withdrawn an order banishing prominent St. Louis minister Samuel B. McPheeters for suspected Southern loyalties. December 27, 1862. McPheeters had traveled to Washington and met with Lincoln to assert his loyalty to the Union, prompting a request by Lincoln to suspend the judgement. Copy of original.
Date
1862-12-27
Contributor
Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent
Rights
Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html
Digital Reproduction Information
Original scanned at 600 dpi w/ sRGB color space.
Repository
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines
Repository Collection
Special Collections: Samuel R. Curtis Papers
Digital item created
11/12/2008
Transcription
Dec[.] 27th 1862 A Lincoln, Pres[ident], Washington D.C. Col. [Franklin A. ] Dick will suspend the order "omiting" [Rev. Samuel B.] McPheeters for ten days more. S[.] R[.] Curtis[,] Maj[.] Gen?