Telegram of Edward Bates, Washington, D.C., to John E.D. Couzins. “You are needed here come at once & bring two men that you can trust you shall not lose by it.” (1 page), 1861 Oct 1

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Identifier: D00631

Staff Only

Telegram of Edward Bates, Washington, D.C., to John E.D. Couzins, October 1, 1861

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Couzins Family Papers contain papers relating to John E.D. Couzins’s efforts to hold Missouri in the Union during the Civil War, including letters, commissions, and a loyalty oath; papers relating to Mrs. Adaline Couzins’s work as a volunteer nurse during the Civil War, including printed memorials to the U.S. Senate, dated March 27, 1888, praising her work; papers relating to Phoebe Couzins, including articles and addresses by her; correspondence and articles regarding Couzins family history; and photocopies of newspaper clippings, many of which appear to have been copied from a family scrapbook, mostly relating to J.E.D. Couzins and Phoebe Couzins.