Diary entry from Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln
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Diary entry from Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln
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Description
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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."
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Date
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September 26, 1863
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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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Rights Holder
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The Kent State University Press
