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Editorials

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Israel Green Letter to Clara G. Murphy about supporting Abraham Lincoln for President

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00882
Scope and Contents

November 3, 1882 letter from Israel Green of Mt. Vernon, Ohio to his daughter, Clara G. Murphy in Indiana, about his letter to the editor on November 6, 1858 in the Daily Cincinnati Gazette supporting Lincoln for President. Describes circumstances that led to the letter.

Israel Green was known as the first person to publically suggest Abraham Lincoln for President.

Dates: 1882 November 3