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Document Details


Title: Letter from Benjamin Franklin Butler to Abraham Lincoln, April 2, 1864
Document type: Letter
Accessibility: Paid Only
Repository: Alexander Street Press
Collection: The American Civil War: Letters and Diaries (Subscription only)
URL: http://www.alexanderstreet4.com/cgi-bin/asp/cwld/documentidx.pl?aspdocid=S1988-D013
Original Language: English
Time span: 1864
Speaker: Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818-1893
Speaker gender: Male
Speaker date of birth: 05-Nov-1818
Speaker place of birth: Deerfield, NH; New Hampshire; United States; North America
Speaker race: White
Speaker occupation: Lawyer; Military personnel; U.S. Representative
Age at speaking: 46
Document location: Fortress Monroe, VA
Document date: 02-Apr-1864
People discussed: Butler, Mrs. Benjamin F.; Butler, Sarah Jones Hildreth, 1816-1876; Hildreth, Sarah Jones; Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882; Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham; Mary Todd Lincoln; Sarah Hildreth Butler; Todd, Mary
Topics discussed - ASP terms: Butler, Mrs. Benjamin F.; Butler, Sarah Jones Hildreth, 1816-1876; Hildreth, Sarah Jones; Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882; Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham; Mary Todd Lincoln; Sarah Hildreth Butler; Todd, Mary
Topics discussed - Other terms: Exchange of prisoners; First lady; Law; Politics; Writing formats; Writing from field
ASP release: 2006-01
Document code: S1988-D013-3190