Letter from James Wickes Taylor to Abraham Lincoln, February 2, 1865

Title

Letter from James Wickes Taylor to Abraham Lincoln, February 2, 1865

Creator

Taylor, James W. (James Wickes), 1819-1893

Contributor

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Date

1865-02-02

Description

In this letter, Taylor proposes compensation to slave states for $200 per slave, and includes a list of figures for each state.

Subject

Taylor, James W. (James Wickes), 1819-1893

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Type

Text

Language

English

Format

electronic

Place of Issue

Washington (D.C.)

Genre

Correspondence

Notes

At head: Treasury Dept., Washington

Location

Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Call number

A.S51

Media type

image/jpeg

Number of pages

3

Tags

Lincoln

Collection

A.S51 William Henry Seward Papers

Citation

Taylor, James W. (James Wickes), 1819-1893, “Letter from James Wickes Taylor to Abraham Lincoln, February 2, 1865,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 24, 2024, https://rclomeka2.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/6284.

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