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From Edward Bates to Hamilton R. Gamble
Title
From Edward Bates to Hamilton R. Gamble
Description
On August 2, 1861, Edward Bates writes from the Attorney General's Office to Hamilton R. Gamble. Bates applauds "the wise course taken by the Missouri Convention," and congratulates Gamble on his appointment as Provisional Governor of the state. "The internal peace of Missouri & its security," he declares, "…will do more towards the suppression of the insurrection in the border states, than 100,000 of our best men in arms."
Date
August 2, 1861
The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet
Title
The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet
Description
Print of F.B. Carpenter's painting of President Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation on July 22, 1862.
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Image