Diary entry from Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln
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Title
Diary entry from Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln
Description
Diary entry from Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln where he describes visiting Baltimore, specifically traveling to Mr. Johns Hopkins' residence at Clifton. He speaks of the grounds, gardens, farm buildings, fruit orchard, and simple dinner. He also mentions meeting Baltimore merchants and capitalists. Chase goes on to describe them as "earnest Union men," and "decided Emancipationists."
Date
September 26, 1863
Is Part Of
The Salmon P. Chase Papers, VOLUME 1, Journals, 1829—1872, John Niven, Editor, James P. McClure, Senior Associate Editor, Leigh Johnsen, Associate Editor’ William M. Ferraro, Assistant Editor, Steve Leikin, Assistant Editor, 1993.
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The Kent State University Press