Letter signed Brevet Major General Clinton B. Fisk, Assistant Commissioner’s Office, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Nashville, to Colonel B.W. Lewis [Colonel Benjamin W. Lewis], Glasgow, Mo. ". . . . Congress is in session, the rebels are sitting in the back seats, and Thad Stevens has the Confederacy buttoned up tight in his breeches pocket. . . . Contraction of our currency must be gradual. . . . The Rebellion states must be convinced that the loyal masses desire them to serve out a probationary period. . . .", 1865 Dec 19
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers consist primarily of business correspondence of Kenneth Mackenzie; correspondence of Mackenzie with his wife, Mrs. Mary Marshall Mackenzie; and correspondence of Jane Marshall with her daughter, Mrs. Mary Marshall Mackenzie.
Dates
- 1865 Dec 19
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 Cubic Feet ( (1 box))
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository