T.H. Morrell collection of original autograph letters of the presidents of the United States

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unittitle

{"value"=>"T.H. Morrell collection of original autograph letters of the presidents of the United States"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"ca. 1865", "type"=>"inclusive", "certainty"=>"approximate", "normal"=>"1865"}

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abstract

{"value"=>"Original autograph letters of the presidents of the United States, from Washington to Johnson, including an engraved portrait of each except Lincoln, collected by T.H. Morrell in New York, ca. 1865. Letters of Lincoln and Johnson and the engraving of Johnson are loose and not bound in the volume. Each letter is cataloged under the name of its writer"}

date_inclusive_start

1865

date_inclusive_end

1865

origination

{"value"=>"Morrell, T. H. (Thomas H.), 19th cent", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"collector"}

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1865

prefercite

{"value"=>"T.H. Morrell collection of original autograph letters of the presidents of the United States, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.08 linear feet (1 volume)

date_start

1865

date_end

1865

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