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Civil War Era Letter Written From California With Excellent Content ...
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Civil War Era Letter Written From California With Excellent Content Four pages, 8" x 10.5", Quincy, California, April 15, 1863. A letter filled with surprising vitriol, reminiscent of today's political climate. John S. Vaughan had presumably resettled from Kentucky to the valleys of the Sierras in Quincy, California. He writes his sister this long letter after losing contact with her for several years. In addition to catching up on family matters, Vaughan devotes about a quarter of the letter to airing his extreme dislike for Lincoln. "How now are you all situated in Kentucky? The State could not be neutral endeavoured [sic] to sustain Lincoln as President and after he had shown that the object of the war is not so much for the preservation of the union as it is to free the negro and place him upon the same basis as if he were a white man, he Abe Lincoln, Dictator, the Constitution trampled upon and as long as he can flood the country with his shin plasters, he will prosecute the war, which he can never make successful!" And this: "...history will record the verdict that he has done more injury not only to the U.S. but the civilized world than any man who has lived in modern times." The letter is toned and suffers several splits in the folds, but it is remarkably bright and legible and generally in very good condition.Auction Info
2011 September Beverly Hills Signature Historical Manuscripts Auction #6057 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
September, 2011
13th-14th
Tuesday-Wednesday
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